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Reason
High quality, high EV (presented as a complete set). Prior to the use of banknotes in the British colonies of Demerara and Essequibo, one of the most commonly accepted monetary instruments was the Portuguese gold Johannes coin (c. mid-18th century). Colloquially referred to as Joes, the coins were eventually replaced by banknotes (1809), dually-denominated in Guilders and Joes. There are no reports that any of these early notes still exist. Two issues in the 1830s were prepared but not circulated. These unsigned remainders are the only existing examples of the paper Joe. As an 1830s denomination, the two Joes note is extremely rare and, prior to being discovered in the NNC, the 20 Joe was unknown as denomination.
Banknotes of Demarary and Essequibo (1830s) Complete denomination set of known notes
One Joe (22 Guilders)
Two Joes (22 Guilders each)
Three Joes (22 Guilders each)
10 Joes (220 Guilders)
20 Joes (440 Guilders)
Support as nominator – Godot13 (talk) 00:21, 10 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support - Did you know that jo means "beloved"? Looking at these notes, I don't think it's a coincidence. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 00:32, 10 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
And I thought it meant coffee, as of course java does. Sca (talk) 13:29, 10 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support- High quality portrayal of a very rare currency to find in such good condition. Purely for my own enlightenment,why do the 1,10 and 20 Joes appear to have the numbers in what looks like Arabic numbers too? Lemon martini (talk) 01:22, 11 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Lemon martini- Thanks for your interest. The 1, 10, and 20 Joe notes are all from the first issue, the 2 and 3 Joe notes are from the second issue. They all appear to have Arabic numerals... Are you referring to the large D and E (for Demerary and Essequebo) in the upper center of those three notes?--Godot13 (talk) 02:17, 11 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Ah no-I meant the little boxes in the top right. I see now on a second look that it appears to be 'No.' in the very ornate font,which at first made it look like some sort of Arabic calligraphy,especially with the small dots and circle.That reminds me-I need an eye test soon :) Lemon martini (talk) 05:14, 11 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]