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| Emittent | Tobago |
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| Jahr | 1798 |
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| Nennwert | 11 Bits |
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| Aversschrift | Latin |
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| Reversbeschreibung | Reverse of the host Spanish Colonial 8 Reales, modified by the removal of a crenelated center plug for Tobagan colonial currency use. The remaining annular field displays the crowned Royal Arms of Spain flanked by the Pillars of Hercules, each surmounted by a crown, with waves at the base. The circumferential legend reads HISPAN ET IND REX, with the mint mark M, denomination 8R, and assayer initials FM also visible around the border. The large scalloped central void obscures the central shield detail. The outer border retains its original toothed milled rim. |
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| Zusätzliche Informationen |
Tobago's currency situation in the late eighteenth century was a pragmatic mess. After Britain captured the island from France in 1793, the colonial administration faced a chronic shortage of small change, and Spanish colonial silver — plentiful in Caribbean trade — became the raw material for improvised local coinage. Eight-reales pieces were physically cut into segments, with the eleven-bit cut representing a deliberate overvaluation against the standard Spanish piece to discourage re-export.
Pr#1Q designation places this among the rarest documented varieties in Pridmore's survey of British Caribbean emergency issues.