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4 Céntimos Countermark over Argentine Confederate 4 Centavos 1854
| Issuer | Paraguay |
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| Year | 1869 |
| Type | Emergency coin |
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| Obverse description | The obverse displays the host coin's design from the Argentine Confederation 4 Centavos of 1854, featuring a central circular cartouche containing the Argentine coat of arms, surrounded by radiating sunbeams arranged in alternating long and short rays extending to the coin's periphery. The legend CONFEDERACION ARGENTINA arcs along the upper portion of the rim, with the date 1854 inscribed along the lower rim within the field. The Paraguayan countermark of 1869 has been applied over the original design, partially obliterating certain details of the host coin. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse bears a Paraguayan countermark applied in 1869, consisting of an incuse rectangular or oval punch bearing the three-line legend CUATRO CENTAVOS arranged in the central field. The circular rim legend reads TESORO NACIONAL arcing across the upper portion and BANCO along the lower portion, all in deeply struck Latin capitals. The overall appearance of the countermark is worn and somewhat irregular, consistent with emergency wartime application during the aftermath of the War of the Triple Alliance. |
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| Mintage | 1869 (1854) - Counterstamped year: 1869 |
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