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2 Shillings Type II countermark
| Issuer | Tortola |
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| Year | 1802-1805 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Quarter-circle segment cut from a Spanish colonial silver dollar, bearing the Type II rectangular countermark of Tortola applied in the upper field. The countermark consists of the legend TORTOLA in raised capital letters within a rectangular cartouche, the letters boldly struck and legible across the curved upper portion of the piece. The host coin's original design is largely obscured by the cut and the application of the countermark, with the silver field showing characteristic circulation wear and surface marks consistent with the piece's use as emergency coinage. |
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| Reverse description | Plain silver field of the quarter-circle cut segment, showing the reverse of the host Spanish colonial dollar fragment with no readable original design remaining. The surface displays heavy wear, numerous contact marks, and scratches consistent with extensive circulation as a provisional currency piece. A faint secondary countermark or partial host coin design may be discerned in the lower field, though largely indistinct. The cut edges are straight and deliberate, reflecting the administrative division of the host dollar into quarter segments for local monetary use. |
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| Mintage | ND (1802-1805) |
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