Day 17

Today I got a coin from a country I genuinely have no modern coins from, which is becoming a rarity these days as my collection grows larger.

Today’s coin is a small copper coin from Guyana. Dating from 2002, on the obverse is the coat of arms of Guyana which was created for the country in 1966 when it gained independence from Britain.

On the obverse, along with the value of the coin, is a hand gathering rice which is one of the main agricultural products of the country. The other is the production of demerara sugar which accounts for 28% of the country’s export earnings.

Along with agriculture, Guyana also exports gold, bauxite, shrimp, timber, and minerals. In 2015, Guyana was further able to broaden it’s exports when deep water oil wells were discovered.