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1/4 Dollar Countermarked Coinage
| Issuer | Sierra Leone Company |
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| Year | 1832 |
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| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
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| Obverse description | Quarter-circle segment cut from a Spanish or Spanish colonial 8 reales cob or milled coin, bearing a small rectangular countermark applied by Sierra Leone authorities with the royal cypher 'WR' (Gulielmus Rex) in relief, denoting the reign of King William IV. The host coin's original design elements — including partial legends, cross motif, and shield fragments — remain visible in the field. The irregular cut edge is characteristic of emergency fractional currency practice. The countermark authenticates the piece for local circulation at a value of one quarter dollar. |
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| Obverse lettering | WR |
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| Edge | Cut |
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