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1/4 Anna - Munassar 10mm Countermark on KM#446.2
| Issuer | Qu'aiti Sultanate |
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| Year | 1890 |
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| Value | 1/4 Anna (1⁄128) |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Edge | Plain |
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The Qu'aiti Sultanate of Shihr and Mukalla, based in what is now eastern Yemen, operated under a complex monetary patchwork throughout the late nineteenth century — British Indian coinage circulated widely, but local rulers countermarked pieces to assert fiscal authority over trade flowing through the Hadhramaut coast. This example is a British Indian 1/4 Anna (KM#446.2) host coin bearing the "Munassar 10mm" countermark, applied under the Qu'aiti administration. The countermark itself references a specific local validation stamp, distinguishing sanctioned currency from uninspected coin entering regional markets.
KM#446.2 hosts are frequently found well-worn before countermarking, suggesting the stamp was applied to coins already deep in circulation.