21/4 Pence TBO Countermark on French Guiana 2 Sous

Issuer Tobago
Year 1798
Type Standard circulation coin
Value 21/4 Pence (1⁄160)
Currency Tobagan dollar (1798-1814)
Composition Billon
Weight 1.9 g
Diameter 22 mm
Thickness 1 mm
Shape Round
Technique
Orientation
Engraver(s)
In circulation to 1814
Reference(s) KM#6, Pr#4
Obverse description Countermark over French Guiana 2 Sous piece.
Obverse script Latin
Obverse lettering TB O [COLONIE DE CAYENNE] [2] [SOUS] [A]
(Translation: [Colony of Cayenne])
Reverse description French Guiana 2 Sous piece with pressed through obverse countermark.
Reverse script Latin
Reverse lettering ꓭT O [LOUIS XVI · R · DE FR ET DE NAV.]
(Translation: [Louis XVI, King of France and Navarre])
Edge Plain
Mint
Mintage ND (1798) - -
Numisquare ID 1316816820
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