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5 Pence - George II FRD VI D G HISP ET IND R, Mexico City mint, countermarked
| Issuer | Jamaica |
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| Year | 1758 |
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| Currency | Countermarked real (1655-1822) |
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| Reverse description | The reverse of the host coin features the classic Pillars of Hercules design, with two hemispheres of the globe flanked by crowned pillars rising from waves, representing the Old and New Worlds united under Spanish rule. A Jamaican 'GR' (Georgius Rex) countermark is visible in the field. The date and Mexico City mint mark appear in the legend surrounding the central device. The design is rendered in the characteristic milled style of the mid-18th century Spanish colonial coinage. |
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| Reverse lettering | • VTRA QUE VNUM • Mo • 1748 • M GR (Translation: Both as one. King George.) |
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Jamaica had no mint of its own, and for much of the eighteenth century the island's colonial economy ran on a chaotic mix of foreign silver. This piece is a Spanish colonial real — struck at Mexico City during the reign of Ferdinand VI — that was officially countermarked by Jamaican authorities to authorize it for local circulation at a fixed valuation. The practice was an administrative necessity, not an exception.
KM#1.2 distinguishes this countermark placement from the KM#1.1 variety. The host coin's Mexico City origin is confirmed by the assayer and mint mark present on the original planchet.