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2 Reales Countermark on Spanish - Madrid 2 Reales, KM#474.3
| Issuer | Cuba |
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| Year | 1841 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Reverse description | Crowned Spanish royal arms at center, quartered with castles and lions, with a central escutcheon bearing the fleur-de-lis of the Bourbon dynasty. The mint mark 'R M' appears to the left of the shield and the assayer initials 'I·G·' to the right, with the denomination '2' also flanking the shield. The surrounding legend reads ·REX·HISPANIARUM· partially visible around the periphery, consistent with the Madrid Mint issue of the host coin (KM#474.3). |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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In 1841, Cuba's colonial administration authorized countermarking circulating Spanish coinage to validate it for continued local use — a pragmatic response to chronic coin shortages that plagued Caribbean trade throughout the early nineteenth century. The host coin here is a Madrid-minted 2 Reales, KM#474.3, already in circulation before receiving the Cuban punch.
Countermarked pieces vary considerably in host coin condition at the time of punching, and the mark's placement is inconsistent across surviving examples.