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6 Bits Cut of Spanish Colonial 8 Reales
| Issuer | Dominica |
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| Year | 1813 |
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| Diameter | 22 mm |
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| Obverse description | A rectangular incuse countermark applied to the field of a cut segment of a Spanish Colonial 8 Reales, bearing a crowned numeral '6' at centre. The crown surmounts the digit in relief within the sunken rectangular punch, denoting the officially sanctioned valuation of six bits as imposed by Dominican monetary authorities. Residual design elements from the host coin's original obverse are visible in the field surrounding the countermark, reflecting the irregular, hand-cut nature of the planchet. The coin's edge is irregular and uneven, characteristic of pieces cut from a larger host coin to produce fractional currency. |
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| Obverse lettering | 6 |
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| Edge | Plain (irregular cut) |
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