The guilder was the curency of British Guiana between 1796 and 1839. It replaced the Dutch gulden at par. The guilder was initially subdivided into 20 stuiver. Brazilean pecas (6400 réis gold coins), known locally as joes, circulated at a value of 22 guilders. British Guiana was the name of the British colony on the northern coast of South America, now the independent nation of Guyana. ... The gulden (sometimes guilder in English), represented by the symbol Æ’, was the name of the currency used in the Netherlands from the 15th century until 1999, when it was replaced by the euro (coins and notes were not introduced until 2002). ... The stuiver was a coin used in the Netherlands until the Napoleonic Wars. ...

In 1836, the guilder was fixed at a value of 16 British pence. In 1839, the British pound replaced the guilder in circulation. Because of the guilder's value, 2 and 4 pence coins were minted especially for British Guiana. A variety of coins considered to be lower-value, including an Irish 2p piece and many US pennies. ... For details of notes and coins, see British coinage and British banknotes. ...