This Holey Dollar was struck in 1808 on a 1792 Mexico Mint Spanish Silver Dollar and is pierced with a hole etched by 19 notches.
The holed dollar was counter-stamped ‘E & D 3GL’ to confirm the issuing authority of Essequibo and Demerary and the monetary value of 3 Guilders, both of which reflect British Guiana’s early Dutch colonisation.
Essequibo and Demerary were the names of the original colonies settled by the Dutch in 1796 in what would later become British Guiana.
The colony is situated on the northern coast of South America and is now known as Guyana.
© Copyright: Coinworks