1979 GUYANA National HERO Cuffy KOFI KOFFI Old Proof Silver $10 NGC Coin i106532

Description: Item: i106532 Authentic Coin of:Guyana - 10th Anniversary of Independence 1979 FM Proof Silver 10 Dollars 45mm (43.23 grams) 0.925 Silver (1.2856 oz. ASW) Reference: KM# 44a, Schön# 44a (1976-80) Certification: NGC PF 67 ULTRA CAMEO 2863342-007 OUR PEOPLE-OUR MOST PRECIOUS ASSET ONE PEOPLE ONE NATION ONE DESTINY FM Bank of Guyana · ·, Coat of arms of Guyana. COLLECTIVE RESPONSIBILITY 10 DOLLARS CUFFY, Head Cuffy at left looking right. You are bidding on the exact item pictured, provided with a Certificate of Authenticity and Lifetime Guarantee of Authenticity. Cuffy, also spelled as Kofi or Koffi (died in 1763), was an Akan man who was captured in his native West Africa and stolen for slavery to work on the plantations of the Dutch colony of Berbice in present-day Guyana. He became famous because in 1763 he led a revolt of more than 2,500 slaves against the colony regime. Today, he is a national hero in Guyana. Coffy lived in Lilienburg, a plantation on the Canje River, as a house-slave for a cooper (barrel maker). He was owned by the widow Berkey.An uprising broke out at Magdalenenberg plantation, upper Canje River, in February 1763 and moved on to neighbouring plantations, attacking owners. When Dutch Governor Wolfert Simon Van Hoogenheim sent military assistance to the region, the rebellion had reached the Berbice River and was moving steadily towards the Berbice capital, Fort Nassau. They took gunpowder and guns from the attacked plantations. By 3 March the rebels were 600 in number. Led by Cossala,they tried to take the brick house of Peerenboom.They agreed to allow the whites to leave the brick house, but as soon they left, the rebels killed many and took several prisoners, among them the daughter of the Peerenboom Plantation owner, whom Coffy kept as his wife. Coffy was soon accepted by the rebels as their leader and declared himself Governor of Berbice. Doing so he named Captain Accara as his deputy in charge of military affairs, and tried to establish discipline over the troops.Accara was skilful in military discipline. They organized the farms in order to provide food supplies.Decadency of the rebellion Wolfert Simon Van Hoogenheim committed himself to retake the colony. Accara attacked the whites three times without permission from Coffy, and eventually the colonists were driven back.Thus began a dispute among the two rebels. On 2 April 1763 Coffy wrote to Van Hoogenheim saying that he did not want a war against the whites and proposed a partition of Berbice with the whites occupying the coastal areas and the blacks the interior. Van Hoogenheim delayed his decision replying that the Society of Berbice in Amsterdam had to make that decision and that it would take three to four months. He was waiting for support from neighboring colonies; a ship from Suriname had already arrived, and reinforcements from Barbados and Sint Eustatius soon followed. Coffy then ordered his forces to attack the whites in May 1763, but in so doing had many losses. The defeat opened a division among the rebels and weakened their organization. Accara became the leader of a new faction opposed to Coffy and led to a civil war among themselves. On 19 October 1763, it was reported to the governor that Captains Atta had revolted against Coffy, and that Coffy had committed suicide. In the meantime, the colonists had already been strengthened by the arrival of soldiers. On 15 April 1764 Captain Accabre, the last of the insurgeants, was captured. National hero The anniversary of the Coffy slave rebellion, 23 February, has been Republic Day in Guyana since 1970. Coffy is commemorated in the 1763 Monument in the Square of the Revolution in the capital Georgetown. Guyana (pronounced /ɡaɪˈɑːnə/ or /ɡaɪˈænə/), officially the Co‑operative Republic of Guyana, is a country on the northern mainland of South America. It is considered part of the Caribbean region because of its strong cultural, historical, and political ties with other Caribbean countries and the Caribbean Community (CARICOM). Guyana is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the north, Brazil to the south and southwest, Venezuela to the west, and Suriname to the east. With 215,000 square kilometres (83,000 sq mi), Guyana is the third-smallest sovereign state on mainland South America after Uruguay and Suriname. The region known as "the Guianas" consists of the large shield landmass north of the Amazon River and east of the Orinoco River known as the "land of many waters". There are nine indigenous tribes residing in Guyana: the Wai Wai, Macushi, Patamona, Lokono, Kalina, Wapishana, Pemon, Akawaio and Warao. Historically dominated by the Lokono and Kalina tribes, Guyana was colonised by the Dutch before coming under British control in the late 18th century. It was governed as British Guiana, with a mostly plantation-style economy until the 1950s. It gained independence in 1966, and officially became a republic within the Commonwealth of Nations in 1970. The legacy of British rule is reflected in the country's political administration and diverse population, which includes Indian, African, Amerindian, Chinese, Portuguese, other European, and various multiracial groups. In 2017, 41% of the population of Guyana lived below the poverty line. Guyana is the only South American nation in which English is the official language. The majority of the population, however, speak Guyanese Creole, an English-based creole language, as a first language. Guyana is part of the Anglophone Caribbean. CARICOM is headquartered in Guyana's capital and largest city, Georgetown. 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Price: 718.8 USD

Location: Rego Park, New York

End Time: 2024-01-02T01:00:45.000Z

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