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| 背面描述 | Reverse of the host coin, showing the obverse counterstamp's incuse impression bleeding through the planchet as a raised bump in the central field. A secondary circular counterstamp with a serrated or beaded border is visible, enclosing a small device, likely applied as an additional validation mark. The host coin's original reverse design is largely obliterated by wear and the mechanical distortion caused by the counterstamping process. |
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| 边缘 | Plain |
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| 附加信息 |
The stampee was a fractional currency solution common to the Eastern Caribbean during the chronic small-change shortages of the Napoleonic Wars period, when Spanish and French colonial coins were routinely cut, countermarked, and re-denominated by British island administrations scrambling to keep local commerce functional. Saint Vincent's version involved plugging or countermarking existing billon pieces — not minting from scratch — which is why surviving examples vary considerably in their host coin origins.
The Type I designation distinguishes the earliest countermark application before administrative changes altered the punch.