4 Escalins Countermarked coinage

€68,598.00
IssuerGuadeloupe
Year1802
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value4 Escalins
CurrencyLivre tournois (1635-1795)
CompositionSilver (.903)
Weight10.828 g
Dimensions
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueOctagonal (8-sided)
Countermarked, Cut
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) KM#3
Obverse descriptionCountermark 4E RF on center plug of Spanish or Spanish Colonial 8 Reales cut as an octagon. The remaining ring was then cut into eight small bits, each of them forming a KM#2 Escalin.  1 Escalin equals 4/5 of a Spanish real, and equals 1 Livres.
Obverse script
Obverse lettering4E RF
(Translation: 4 Escalins French Republic)
Reverse descriptionRemaining design from the original coin, center of Spain arms.
Reverse script
Reverse lettering
Edge
Mint
MintageND (1802)  - See comments for mintage. Host years unknown as the date remained on the outside ring. - 2 000
Catalog ID6625220890
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