after the introduction of the dollar, regular british coins circulated, together with 2 and 4 pence coins also issued elsewhere in the british west indies. the 2 pence coins issued in 1838, 1843 and 1848 were of the standard maundy money type, whilst the 4 pence coins bore an image of britannia. between 1891 and 1916, 4 pence coins were issued specifically for "british guiana and west indies" and between 1917 and 1945 for "british guiana". 1916 also saw the first issue of paper money by the government of british guiana, in denominations of 1, 2, 5, 20 and 100 dollars.