40 Sous British occupation

Issuer Guadeloupe
Year 1811
Type Standard circulation coin
Value 40 Sous (2)
Currency Livre tournois (1635-1795)
Composition Silver (.925)
Weight 6.02 g
Diameter 25 mm
Thickness
Shape Round
Technique
Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑
Engraver(s) Lewis Pingo
In circulation to
Reference(s) KM#22
Obverse description Countermark Crowned G on Great Britain 1 Shilling, KM#607: older laureate and cuirassed bust of King George III right, legend around.
Obverse script Latin
Obverse lettering G GEORGIVS·III · DEI·GRATIA·
(Translation: George the Third by the Grace of God)
Reverse description Remaining design from original coin: cruciform shields with large Garter star central, crowns in angles, date below, legend around.
Reverse script Latin
Reverse lettering •M•B•F•ET•H•REX•F•D•B•ET•L•D•S•R•I•A•T•ET•E• 1787
(Translation: King of Great Britain, France and Ireland Defender of the Faith Duke of Brunswick and Lueneburg Arch Treasurer and Elector of the Holy Roman Empire)
Edge
Mint
Mintage ND (1811) - Host years 1787. -
Numisquare ID 5076052390
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