Catalog
1⁄11 Réal Countermarked 4 maravedis, key and anchor
| Issuer | Jamaica |
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| Year | 1582 |
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| Composition | Copper |
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| Obverse description | The obverse displays the countermarks applied to the host coin: a key and an anchor punch, struck onto the field of a Spanish colonial 4 maravedis copper cob. The numerals '4' are visible in the central field alongside the countermark devices. A partial legend runs along the periphery within a beaded border, characteristic of Santo Domingo Mint coinage. The irregular flan and worn surfaces are typical of hammered copper coinage of the period. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse of the host coin displays a crowned royal shield of Castile and León in the central field, with quartered castles and lions rendered in the rough style of early Spanish colonial hammered copper coinage. A partial Latin legend encircles the design within a beaded border, though significant areas are worn and partially illegible due to the age and circulation of the piece. The overall style is consistent with 16th-century Santo Domingo Mint production. |
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| Mintage | 1582: ND (1582) |
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