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1 Shilling Countermark type III
| Uitgever | Tortola |
|---|---|
| Jaar | 1805-1824 |
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| Valuta | Dollar (1801-1825) |
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| Schrift voorzijde | Latin |
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| Beschrijving keerzijde | Plain triangular silver surface representing the reverse of the one-eighth cut segment of a Spanish Colonial 8 Reales host coin. The field is largely featureless, displaying only faint residual impressions and scratches from circulation and the cutting process. No countermark or inscription is present on this face. The edges are irregular and consistent with hand-cutting, reflecting the utilitarian nature of this emergency fractional coinage issued to alleviate the chronic shortage of small-denomination currency in the British Virgin Islands. |
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| Aanvullende informatie |
Tortola's countermarked coinage exists because the British Virgin Islands had no official monetary supply and survived on whatever foreign silver happened to circulate. Spanish colonial reales — cut, plugged, and officially stamped — became the de facto currency by necessity rather than policy. The Type III countermark, a crowned "TORTOLA" punch, was applied to cut fragments of Spanish-American eight-reales to authenticate them for local use, a practice the colonial administration formalized across several Caribbean islands during the same period.
The 1805–1824 window reflects administrative action rather than a continuous minting program. No two host coins are identical in origin.