| Obverse - | George III laureated, facing right. |
| Legend, | GEORGIUS III. D.G. REX . |
| Reverse - | Within an open wreath and below an imperial crown: ONE STIVER |
| Legend, | COLONIES OF ESSEQUEBO & DEMARARY TOKEN |
| Exergue, | 1813 |
| 1 Stiver | |||||||||||
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| Size, 34 mm. | |||||||||||
| One definition of an English penny during this period was a coin that contained one full ounce of copper. This token has a different denomination but is the same size as an English penny of the time. These colonies included present day Guyana, Surinam, French Guiana and parts of Brazil and Venezuela. |