5 Pounds - George II FERDINANDUS VI D G HISP REX, countermarked

Issuer Jamaica
Year 1758
Type Standard circulation coin
Value 5 Pounds = 120 Reales
Currency Countermarked real (1655-1822)
Composition Gold (.917)
Weight 27 g
Diameter
Thickness
Shape Round
Technique Milled, Counterstamped
Orientation
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) KM#11.1
Obverse description `GR` monogram countermark. Bust of Fernando VI facing right.
Obverse script Latin
Obverse lettering • FERDINANDUS • VI • D • G • HISP • REX • 1753 GR
(Translation: Ferdinand VI, by the Grace of God, king of Spain . King George)
Reverse description Countermarked `GR` monogram. Crowned arms within order chain at centre.
Reverse script Latin
Reverse lettering ✿ NOMINA MAGNA SEQUOR ✿ So ✿ J G.R.
(Translation: I follow the names of the great. King George.)
Edge
Mint (So)
Casa de Moneda de Chile,Santiago, Chile (1743-date)
Mintage ND (1758) - Host date 1753 - 1
Numisquare ID 1275071780
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