2 Livres British occupation

€68,616.00
IssuerGuadeloupe
Year1811
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value2 Livres
CurrencyLivre tournois (1635-1795)
CompositionSilver (.903)
Weight
Dimensions
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueAnnular sector (Bit)
Countermarked, Cut
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) KM#34
Obverse descriptionCountermark Crowned G on quarter segment of 9 Livres, KM#24, 25, 26, 35 or 36.  The issue of this coin doesn`t have any official documentation or issue order. So it is known that all where made without authorization or by the people as a way to have smallest change, knowing the value of the original issue and then splitting it into smaller-equal sized bits they where able to have smaller denomination coinage.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringG G
Reverse descriptionRemaining lettering and design from original coin, varies depending on the place it was cut from.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse lettering
Edge
Mint
MintageND (1811)  - -
Catalog ID7389031140
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