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1 Shilling 8 Pence - George II FRD VI D G HISP ET IND R, Mexico City mint
| Issuer | Government of Jamaica |
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| Year | 1758 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | The obverse presents the host coin's design — a Spanish colonial 2 Reales struck at the Mexico City Mint — showing a heavily worn crowned royal arms of Spain in the central field, flanked by the pillars of Hercules with scrolling banners. The circumferential legend reads FRD VI D G HISP ET IND R, identifying Ferdinand VI as King of Spain and the Indies. The assayer initial GR appears in the field, and the overall fabric is characteristic of mid-18th-century milled coinage produced under the 'milled' or macuquina-successor coinage of New Spain. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse displays the Jamaican government countermark applied in 1758, consisting of the royal cypher 'GR' (Georgius Rex, for King George II) stamped within a small incuse circular depression at the centre of the field, surmounting a crowned design element. The underlying host coin reverse — showing the crowned hemispheres design with the legend VTRA QUE VNUM, the Mexico City mint mark (Mo), date 1747, and assayer initial GR — is partially visible but largely obscured by heavy wear and the applied countermark. The countermark officially authenticated the coin for circulation in Jamaica at a legal-tender value of 1 Shilling 8 Pence. |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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