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4 Shillings 11/2 Pence Type I countermark on French 1 Écu
| Issuer | Tortola |
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| Year | 1801 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Half-section cut from a French 1 Écu silver coin, retaining a partial draped effigy of the king facing left, surrounded by a fragmentary Latin legend. Applied over the host coin's obverse is a rectangular or oval countermark bearing the inscription TORTOLA, stamped in the field to authenticate and revalue the cut piece for local colonial circulation. The host coin dates from the reign of Louis XV (1726–1741), and the effigy and surrounding legend are characteristic of the French royal portrait type of that period. |
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| Reverse description | Reverse of the half-section cut from a French 1 Écu, displaying a partial crowned royal shield of France surrounded by the remnants of a Latin devotional legend. The shield design is typical of the Louis XV écu type, with the fleur-de-lis arms beneath a royal crown. The legend, partially lost to the cut, reads SIT NOMEN DOMINI BENEDICTUM (Blessed be the name of the Lord), a standard reverse inscription of French royal coinage of the period. The surfaces show wear and cutting marks consistent with colonial monetary adaptation. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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