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6 Bits / 4 Shillings 6 Pence Countermark
| Emittente | Grenada |
|---|---|
| Anno | 1814 |
| Tipo | Accedi per vedere i dettagli |
| Valore | Accedi per vedere i dettagli |
| Valuta | Accedi per vedere i dettagli |
| Composizione | Accedi per vedere i dettagli |
| Peso | Accedi per vedere i dettagli |
| Diametro | Accedi per vedere i dettagli |
| Spessore | Accedi per vedere i dettagli |
| Forma | Half circle |
| Tecnica | Accedi per vedere i dettagli |
| Orientamento | Accedi per vedere i dettagli |
| Incisore/i | Accedi per vedere i dettagli |
| In circolazione fino al | Accedi per vedere i dettagli |
| Riferimento/i | Accedi per vedere i dettagli |
| Descrizione del dritto | The upper half of a Spanish or Spanish Colonial 8 Reales host coin, cut horizontally to form a half-circle planchet. Three countermark punches are applied at the corners and lower edge of the cut: 'T' at upper right, 'R' at upper centre, and a denomination numeral '6' at or near the base, with additional letter punches visible in the field. The cut was deliberately executed to position the countermarks across the severed edge, rendering the piece resistant to further subdivision for bullion purposes. The remaining obverse design of the host coin is partially visible, including elements of the crowned Spanish royal arms with castle and lion quarters discernible in the lower field. |
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| Scrittura del dritto | Accedi per vedere i dettagli |
| Legenda del dritto | Accedi per vedere i dettagli |
| Descrizione del rovescio | The reverse retains the surviving design of the Spanish or Spanish Colonial 8 Reales host coin, partially preserved across the half-circle flan. Remnants of the milled border are visible along the straight cut edge and the curved periphery. The central design elements of the host coin's reverse — typically a crowned globes-and-columns motif for milled coinage or a cross and shield arrangement for cob coinage — are partially discernible, though heavily obscured by the cutting and the deformation caused by the countermark punches applied to the obverse. The date of the host coin is effectively obliterated, having fallen adjacent to one of the countermark punch sites and been flattened upon striking. |
| Scrittura del rovescio | Accedi per vedere i dettagli |
| Legenda del rovescio | Accedi per vedere i dettagli |
| Bordo | Accedi per vedere i dettagli |
| Zecca | Accedi per vedere i dettagli |
| Tiratura | Accedi per vedere i dettagli |
| Informazioni aggiuntive |
In 1814, British colonial authorities in Grenada authorized the countermarking of Spanish colonial eight-reales pieces to address a chronic shortage of official currency throughout the Windward Islands. The crowned "G" punch was applied locally, converting circulating Spanish silver into denominations that could function within the British accounting system — 4 shillings 6 pence, or six bits in the local reckoning that persisted from the pre-British monetary culture.
The host coins vary considerably in origin and date, drawn from whatever Mexican, Peruvian, or Bolivian milled coinage happened to be in local circulation. KM#9 is catalogued as a type rather than a discrete issue.