British Guiana 1836 1/2 Guilder NGC AU55 - Subtle toning !

Description

British Guiana. William IV 1/2 Guilder 1836 AU55 NGC,
KM24. Bare head, right / Crowned denomination within wreath, date below, legends above.
NGC Census [2/12] Total of 14 graded.  PCGS Population [0/1] Total of 3 graded.
Subtle azure and straw gold toning with dark toning around peripheral devices.
Combined shipping available.
British Guiana was the name of the British colony, part of the British West Indies (Caribbean), on the northern coast of South America, now known as the independent nation of Guyana (since 1966).
The first European to discover Guiana was Sir Walter Raleigh, an English explorer. The Dutch were the first Europeans to settle there, starting in the early 17th century, when they founded the colonies of Essequibo and Berbice, adding Demerara in the mid-18th century. In 1796, Great Britain took over these three colonies during hostilities with the French, who had occupied the Netherlands. Britain returned control to the Batavian Republic in 1802 but captured the colonies a year later during the Napoleonic Wars. The colonies were officially ceded to the United Kingdom in 1814 and consolidated into a single colony in 1831. The colony's capital was at Georgetown (known as Stabroek prior to 1812).
As the British developed the colony for sugarcane plantations, they imported many Africans as slave labour. The economy has become more diversified since the late 19th century but has relied on resource exploitation. Guyana became independent of the United Kingdom on 26 May 1966.