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1 Peso Counterstamped coinage
| Issuer | Guatemala |
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| Year | 1894 |
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| Currency | Peso (1859-1912) |
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| Obverse description | The obverse bears a Guatemalan counterstamp applied in 1894, consisting of the obverse design of the Guatemalan 1/2 Real — the national coat of arms — struck upon the host coin's obverse. The host coin is a Chilean peso showing an Andean condor with outstretched wings perched atop a shield, one talon resting upon the escutcheon, with the date of the host coin appearing in the exergue below. The surrounding legend on the host coin references Chilean independence and liberty. The counterstamp is typically found applied in the central field, partially overlapping the host coin's design elements. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse features a Guatemalan counterstamp of 1894, consisting of the reverse design of the Guatemalan 1/2 Real — an allegorical figure of Justice — applied upon the host coin's reverse. The host coin is a Chilean peso displaying a crowned escutcheon centered above a laurel wreath, with decorative ostrich feathers rising above the shield and the denomination inscribed at the bottom of the coin. The legend on the host coin identifies the Republic of Chile along with the mint and denomination, while the Guatemalan counterstamp legend references the Republic of Guatemala and the date of the monetary decree. The overall composition reflects the dual-authority nature of this emergency counterstamped issue. |
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Guatemala's counterstamped coinage of the 1890s arose from a chronic shortage of domestically minted silver, compelling the government to officially restamp foreign and older regional coins for continued circulation. The 1894 issues drew heavily on surviving Central American Federation and Chilean 8-real and peso-sized pieces, each receiving the Guatemalan punch to legitimize tender that would otherwise have been legally ambiguous or outright rejected.
KM#216 encompasses a notably heterogeneous host-coin population, meaning two examples of this type can look radically different beneath the stamp.