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4 Shillings 11/2 Pence Type I countermark on Mexican 8 Reales of Carl IV
| Issuer | Tortola |
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| Year | 1801 |
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| Currency | Dollar (1801-1825) |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Reverse of the cut half of the Mexican 8 Reales host coin, displaying a crowned Royal Shield of Spain flanked by the Pillars of Hercules, all surrounded by the original colonial legend in Latin identifying the issuing authority, mint, denomination, and assayer. The straight cut edge bisects the design through the centre, leaving approximately half of the original shield and surrounding legend visible within the half-circle flan. |
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| Reverse lettering | [HISPAN · ET · IND · REX · Mo · 8R · F · M] (Translation: [King of Spain and the Indies, Mexico City 8 Reales]) |
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