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1200 Reis - Luiz I countermarked issue with fake stamp
| Issuer | Azores |
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| Year | 1887 |
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| Value | 1200 Réis |
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| Obverse description | Bare-headed left-facing portrait of King Amadeo I of Spain, his name and title inscribed in the legend surrounding the effigy reading AMADEO I REY DE ESPAÑA with the date 1871 in the exergue. Applied in the lower field of the host coin is a crowned oval countermark bearing the initials G.P., representing the Portuguese countermark applied in the Azores for revaluation purposes; this countermark is noted as a forgery in numismatic literature. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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