40 Sous British occupation

€68,614.00
IssuerGuadeloupe
Year1811
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value40 Sous (2)
CurrencyLivre tournois (1635-1795)
CompositionSilver (.925)
Weight6.02 g
Dimensions25 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
Engraver(s)Lewis Pingo
In circulation to
Reference(s) KM#22
Obverse descriptionCountermark Crowned G on Great Britain 1 Shilling, KM#607: older laureate and cuirassed bust of King George III right, legend around.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringG GEORGIVS·III · DEI·GRATIA·
(Translation: George the Third by the Grace of God)
Reverse descriptionRemaining design from original coin: cruciform shields with large Garter star central, crowns in angles, date below, legend around.
Reverse scriptLatin
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
MintageND (1811)  - Host years 1787. -
Catalog ID5076052390
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