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4 Céntimos Countermark over Argentine Confederate 4 Centavos 1854
| Uitgever | Paraguay |
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| Jaar | 1869 |
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| Valuta | Cut and Countermarked coinage (1844-1872) |
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| Schrift voorzijde | Latin |
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| Beschrijving keerzijde | The reverse bears a Paraguayan countermark applied in 1869, consisting of an incuse rectangular or oval punch bearing the three-line legend CUATRO CENTAVOS arranged in the central field. The circular rim legend reads TESORO NACIONAL arcing across the upper portion and BANCO along the lower portion, all in deeply struck Latin capitals. The overall appearance of the countermark is worn and somewhat irregular, consistent with emergency wartime application during the aftermath of the War of the Triple Alliance. |
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Following the catastrophic War of the Triple Alliance (1864–1870), Paraguay was left economically gutted — an estimated 60–70% of the male population dead, and virtually no monetary infrastructure intact. With no capacity to strike new coinage, the provisional government resorted to countermarking foreign copper already in circulation. Argentine Confederation 4 Centavos pieces from 1854, themselves a short-lived issue discontinued after Buenos Aires rejoined the confederation, were the available stock. The "4C" punch converted them into Paraguayan legal tender by administrative decree alone.
The host coin's own issuing authority had ceased to exist by the time Paraguay restruck it.