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1 Escalin
| Issuer | Colonial Government of Saint Lucia |
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| Year | 1811 |
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| Weight | 2 g |
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| Obverse description | Triangular cut segment of a Spanish colonial 2 Reales cob-style coin, retaining a partial laureate bust of King Charles IV facing right in the field. The partial legend CAROLUS is visible along the milled border at left. A circular countermark applied by the Saint Lucia colonial authorities is stamped at center, containing the numeral '1' denoting the revalued denomination. The cut edge is irregular, characteristic of emergency currency produced by sectioning host coins. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Reverse of the triangular cut segment displays the crowned Royal Arms of Spain in milled cob style, featuring the quartered castle and lion design flanked by the Pillars of Hercules. The partial legend HISPANA (part of HISPANARUM) is legible along the reeded border at right, along with partial date numerals at lower field. The irregular cut edges expose the host planchet's unfinished surfaces, consistent with the makeshift nature of this emergency countermarked coinage. |
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