Preliminary identification
Photo reference
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Overview
A set of three vintage, double-sided cardboard beer coasters featuring the iconic red-and-white sailing ship logo of Banks Beer. The reverse side features a charming, evocative marketing text celebrating the Caribbean crossroads, adventurers, and buccaneers.
Story
Launched in Guyana in 1955, Banks Beer became the toast of the Caribbean. These coasters captured the mid-century romance of tropical travel, invoking the spirit of buccaneers and explorers to sell a crisp, cold lager.
Maker / Origin
Banks DIH (D'Aguiar's Imperial House) is one of the Caribbean's oldest and most beloved food and beverage conglomerates, officially founded in Guyana in 1955 by Peter D'Aguiar. The brewery's signature lager, Banks, became a cultural icon of the West Indies, representing independence-era industrial pride.
Condition & Value
The coasters are in very good vintage condition with light edge wear and minor age-toning on the cardboard. There are no major water stains, pen marks, or tears, which heavily preserves their display value. Vintage breweriana from the Caribbean is highly collectible but niche.
Full Research
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Comparable demand stays strongest where maker, originality, and venue confidence line up. Broader examples still trade, but the range tightens quickly when provenance, condition, or selling lane fit is missing.
Best Venue
Specialty auction or a focused dealer with buyers already in this lane.
Signed example with light edge wear and original frame.
Comparable format with stronger provenance and cleaner surface.
Smaller related piece with visible craquelure and trimmed margins.
Period match with softer condition and weaker subject matter.
Close market lane comp with similar material and presentation.