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6 Shillings 8 Pence - George II FERDIND VI D G HISPAN ET IND REX, Guatemala City, countermarked
| Issuer | Jamaica |
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| Year | 1758 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Central field displays the crowned Royal Arms of Spain as a quartered shield, bearing the castles of Castile and the lions of León, with the mint mark 'P' (Guatemala City) to the left and the denomination numeral '8' to the right. The shield is surmounted by an elaborate royal crown in high relief. The peripheral legend reads FERDIND VI D G HISPAN ET IND REX, separated by rosette stops, running clockwise around the coin. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The reverse displays the Pillars of Hercules design: two crowned globes at centre, flanked by two crowned columns representing the Pillars of Hercules, with undulating waves at the base. The interlocked crowned monogram 'FR' (for Fernando/Ferdinandus Rex) appears within a circular frame between the columns. The legend VTRAQUE VNUM runs around the periphery, accompanied by the mint assayer's initial 'G' and the date 1758 in the lower field, with rosette stops separating the legend elements. A Jamaican counterstamp of the crowned 'GR' (Georgius Rex) cypher is applied prominently to the reverse field. |
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