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4 Maravedis - Charles and Joanna countermark dog
| Issuer | Canary Islands (Spanish States) |
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| Year | 1560-1577 |
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| Composition | Copper |
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| Obverse description | Central device features a crowned 'Y' (for Juana/Joanna) flanked by a crowned 'F' (for Fernando, the mint assayer initial) to the left and the numeral '4' denoting the denomination to the right, all enclosed within a circular inner border. The peripheral legend reads CAROLVS ET IOANA REGES in Latin characters. Applied as a countermark in the field is a dog motif, punched at the time of local revalidation for circulation in the Canary Islands. |
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| Reverse description | Central field displays a crowned 'II' (pillars of Hercules design element) flanked by the mint mark letters 'S' and 'P' for Santo Domingo, all contained within a circular inner border. The surrounding peripheral legend reads HISPANIARUM ET INDIARUM REGIS in Latin characters, denoting the monarchs as rulers of the Spains and the Indies. |
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| Mintage | ND (1560-1577) S-P |
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