1 Dollar - FAO (1970)
Features
| Denomination | 1 Dollar |
| Catalog Number | KM# 36 |
| Weight (g) | 19.2 |
| Diameter (mm) | 35.6 |
| Thickness (mm) | 2.5 |
| Shape: | Round |
| Composition: | Copper-Nickel |
| Not Magnetic | |
| Orientation | Medal orientation ↑↑ |
| Commemorative |
Obverse
Lettering:
REPUBLIC OF GUYANA
FOOD FOR ALL
1
ONE DOLLAR
1970
BANK OF GUYANA
Description:
Bulls head left of denomination, date below.
REPUBLIC OF GUYANA
FOOD FOR ALL
1
ONE DOLLAR
1970
BANK OF GUYANA
Description:
Bulls head left of denomination, date below.
Reverse
Engraved by Patrick Munroe
Lettering:
BERBICE REVOLT FEBRUARY 23 1763
CUFFY
Description:
Cuffy, Guyanese rebel facing left.
Cuffy was an Akan man who was captured in his native West Africa and sold into slavery to work in the plantations of the Dutch colony of Berbice in present-day Guyana. He became famous because in 1763 he led a revolt of more than 2500 slaves against the colony regime. Today, he is a national hero in Guyana.
BERBICE REVOLT FEBRUARY 23 1763
CUFFY
Description:
Cuffy, Guyanese rebel facing left.
Cuffy was an Akan man who was captured in his native West Africa and sold into slavery to work in the plantations of the Dutch colony of Berbice in present-day Guyana. He became famous because in 1763 he led a revolt of more than 2500 slaves against the colony regime. Today, he is a national hero in Guyana.
Edge
Description:
Milled
Milled
| Year | Mintage | Comment | Rarity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 500,000 | Common | |
| 1970 | 5,000 | Proof | Common |