5 Pence - George II PHS V D G HISP ET IND R, Mexico City mint, countermarked

Issuer Jamaica
Year 1758
Type Standard circulation coin
Value 5 Pence = 1/2 Real (0.5)
Currency Countermarked real (1655-1822)
Composition Silver (.903)
Weight 1.65 g
Diameter
Thickness
Shape Round
Technique Milled, Counterstamped
Orientation
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) KM#1.1
Obverse description `GR` monogram countermark. Spanish coat of arms at centre.
Obverse script Latin
Obverse lettering • PHS • V • D • G • HISP • ETIND • R •
(Translation: Philip V, by the Grace of God, king of Spain and the Indies.)
Reverse description GR monogram countermark. Two hemispheres flanked by pillars at centre.
Reverse script Latin
Reverse lettering VTRA QUE VNVM • Mo • 1746 • M G.R.
(Translation: Both as one. King George.)
Edge
Mint M
Mexican Mint (Casa de Moneda de
México), Mexico, Mexico (1535-date)
Mintage ND (1758) - Host date 1742-1747 -
Numisquare ID 6711523890
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