50 Cents Hoatzin - Set Issue, Guyana

50 Cents Hoatzin - Set Issue, Guyana, 1976-1980 obverse image50 Cents Hoatzin - Set Issue, Guyana, 1976-1980 reverse image
50 Cents Hoatzin - Set Issue coin main info

Main information

  • Country:
    Guyana flagGuyana
  • Years of Minting:
    1976-1980
  • Period:
    Republic (1970-date)
  • Coin Type:
    Non-circulating coin
  • Edge:
    Milled
  • Shape:
    Round
  • Technique:
    Milled
  • Mint:
    FM The Franklin Mint, Wawa, Pennsylvania, United States (1964-date)
50 Cents Hoatzin - Set Issue Reference Price

Reference Price

$7.00-$116.99

The actual value of the coin may differ depending on its condition, luster, rarity, and other factors. This is a rough estimation.

50 Cents Hoatzin - Set Issue Coin Design

Coin Design

Reverse

Description:

Hoatzin bird left, legend above right, denomination below left. The bird is Guyanas National Bird, the Hoatzin (Opisthocomus hoazin), also known as the Hoactzin, Stinkbird, or Canje Pheasant. Present in the Amazon-Orenoque basin, it is related to the extinct Archeopteryx.

Engraver:

n/a

Designer:

n/a

Obverse

Description:

Helmeted and supported arms.

Engraver:

n/a

Designer:

n/a

Edge

Description:

Milled

50 Cents Hoatzin - Set Issue Lettering

Lettering

Obverse:

OUR PEOPLE - OUR MOST PRECIOUS ASSET ONE PEOPLE ONE NATION ONE DESTINY FM Bank of Guyana 1976

Reverse:

CREATIVITY 50 CENTS

50 Cents Hoatzin - Set Issue Physical Feature

Physical Feature

Composition

Copper-nickel (75% Copper, 25% Nickel)

Size

50 Cents Hoatzin - Set Issue sizes
  • Weight:7.5 g
  • Diameter:26 mm
  • Thickness:1.85 mm
  • Edge:Milled

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