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1 Cent USA United Fruit Countermark
| Location | Honduras |
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| Year | 1946 |
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| Diameter | 19.05 mm |
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| Obverse description | The reverse die of the 1946 Lincoln Wheat cent serves as the obverse of this countermarked piece, displaying the denomination ONE CENT in large relief at center, with the legend E PLURIBUS UNUM above and UNITED STATES OF AMERICA below, flanked by two wheat stalks. A bold countermark bearing the number 133 has been applied centrally across the field, attributable to the United Fruit Company for use as a plantation token in Honduras. |
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| Reverse description | The obverse die of the 1946 Lincoln Wheat cent, showing the right-facing bust of Abraham Lincoln in high relief as the central device, with the legend IN GOD WE TRUST along the upper rim, LIBERTY to the left, and the date 1946 to the lower right. The designer's initials VDB appear on Lincoln's shoulder truncation. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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