1891 BRITISH GUIANA FOUR PENCE – QUEEN VICTORIA
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An 1891 British Guiana Four Pence (Groat) struck in .925 sterling silver, featuring the crowned portrait of Queen Victoria and the colonial value FOUR PENCE reverse. A scarce late‑Victorian issue from the British West Indies.
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The 1891 British Guiana Four Pence is a classic late‑Victorian colonial silver coin struck for use in British Guiana and the West Indies. Minted in .925 sterling silver, it features the crowned portrait of Queen Victoria on the obverse and the bold FOUR PENCE denomination on the reverse — a design shared with contemporary West Indian groats.
Issued at the Royal Mint, these coins circulated widely across British Guiana, Trinidad, and other Caribbean territories. The 1891 issue is particularly desirable due to its modest mintage, attractive design, and its place in the final decades of Victorian colonial coinage.
Obverse
Crowned portrait of Queen Victoria facing left. Legend: VICTORIA QUEEN
Reverse
Large central denomination: FOUR PENCE Date: 1891 below. Decorative wreath surrounding.
Historical Notes
- Struck for circulation in British Guiana and the British West Indies.
- Part of the long‑running groat series used across multiple Caribbean colonies.
- Struck to British sterling silver (.925) standard.
- Highly collected due to modest mintage and colonial significance.
Specifications
- Country: British Guiana (British West Indies)
- Denomination: Four Pence (Groat)
- Year: 1891
- Monarch: Queen Victoria
- Metal: .925 Silver
- Weight: 1.86 g
- Diameter: 16.0 mm
- Edge: Plain
- Obverse: Crowned bust of Queen Victoria
- Reverse: FOUR PENCE within wreath
- Mintage: 120,000
- Catalogue References:
- KM: 12
- SCWC: KM‑12
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