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Episode #7 - GUYANA - Guyanese Dollar Banknote (2008) - YouTube
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Hello and welcome to World Currency Collector!
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Today we're going to take a short trip
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to South America and visit the country of Guyana.
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Guyana is located on the Atlantic Ocean
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and shares borders with Brazil, Suriname, and Venezuela.
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If you've never heard of the country of
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Guyana, you're not alone.
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It's not one that really comes up in
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conversation a lot here in the United States.
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Nicknamed the garden city of the Caribbean,
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it gained its independence from the United Kingdom in 1966,
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and it has a population of about 735,000 people.
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And believe it or not, they have the distinction of being
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the only South American nation where the official language is English
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and their currency is also the dollar.
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It just happens to be the Guyanese dollar.
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The front of this 100-dollar note
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has a gradiated green and pink color
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with blue and white and green circles
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along the edges on both sides.
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It reads Bank of Guyana, $100, and has
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signatures of the governor and the
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Minister of Finance below.
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And right down along the bottom, it says:
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"These notes are legal tender
for the payment of any amount,"
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which is kind of funny, because
it looks to me it looks like it says
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payment for the amount of $100!
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The logo for the Bank of Guyana is in the center background
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along with a map of the country on the right side.
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Inside the map, you'll see images
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with text of gold, sugar, bauxite, diamonds, and timber.
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The reverse of this 100-dollar note has an
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ornate design with lots of intricate
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patterns and hues of purple and green
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across the back. In the center, it has an
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image of the Georgetown Cathedral with a
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tree in front of it.
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This national monument is located in
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Georgetown, Guyana and it's one of the
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tallest wooden churches in the world.
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It's 143 feet in height.
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It's an anglican cathedral and is the
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seat of the Bishop of Guyana.
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The architect was Sir Arthur Blomfield.
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He chose to design the building with Gothic arches,
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clustered columns, and flying buttresses.
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This Cathedral opened its doors and 1892,
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and the construction was completed in 1899.
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The stained glass inside the church
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has scenes from crucifixion and the Ascension.
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Queen Victoria gifted the church the
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chandelier that's hanging inside.
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My absolute favorite part of this bank note
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has to be the watermark.
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It's the head of a macaw parrot!
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Macaws are native to the rainforests of Guyana.
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They eat a variety of foods like
seeds, nuts, leaves, flowers, and stems.
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Did you know that a macaw's
1st and 4th toes point backwards?
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This bill features a really cool metal strip here
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on the front that's a security feature
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that actually says the word Guyana in it.
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But it's not going to keep you safe
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if you're in Guyana, because if you take
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this banknote with you, you might not be
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holding on to it very long.
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Armed robberies occur regularly in Guyana.
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It's a serious problem, especially when you're
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in the capital of Georgetown where the
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cathedral is located. But don't worry too much.
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I mean if somebody were to mug you and
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take this banknote, you'll only be out
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about $0.48 equivalent in the US dollar.
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I'd like to thank you for taking a quick
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trip over to Guyana with us today,
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and I hope you've learned something in this video
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and I encourage you to share your
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comments below on what you think.
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We'll see you next time on World Currency Collector!
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Bye-bye!
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