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2 Bit Countermark
| Issuer | Government of Barbados |
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| Year | 1718 |
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| Value | 2 Bits (3⁄40) |
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| Obverse description | The obverse displays the crowned royal arms of Spain within a quadrilobe shield, divided into quarters bearing the castles of Castile and the lions of León, with a central escutcheon. The shield is flanked by the denomination mark II to the right and the mint assayer initial J to the left, identifying the Seville mint. A bold oval countermark — the Barbados '2 Bits' stamp — is applied prominently to the left field, partially overlapping the shield. The surrounding legend reads PHILIPPUS · D · G, invoking the royal title of Philip V of Spain, and is bordered by a beaded inner circle. The entire design is executed in the milled style characteristic of early eighteenth-century Spanish colonial coinage. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse of this Spanish 2 Reales host coin presents a bold saltire cross extending to the coin's inner border, dividing the field into four quarters each bearing alternating castles and lions within a quadrilobe frame. The date 1718 appears prominently at the top of the field, flanked by small ornamental stars. The surrounding circular legend reads REX · HISPANIARUM, declaring the monarch as King of the Spains, enclosed within a beaded inner border and a milled outer edge. The entire composition is struck in the characteristic style of the Seville mint under Philip V. No Barbados countermark is visible on this face. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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