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6 Shillings 1 Penny - George III FERDIN VII DEI GRATIA, countermarked
| Issuer | British Settlements on the Bay of Honduras (1783-1862) |
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| Year | 1810-1818 |
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| Diameter | 38.5 mm |
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| Obverse description | A rectangular countermark applied to the host coin bearing a crowned GR royal cypher, the stamp of King George III of Great Britain, authenticating this Spanish colonial 8 Reales for circulation in the British Settlement of Honduras. The countermark is struck onto the obverse field of a Mexican-minted Ferdinand VII bust coin, with the laureate and draped right-facing effigy of Ferdinand VII of Spain visible beneath or adjacent to the applied mark. The surrounding legend identifies the monarch by name and divine authority. The countermark itself is the primary identifying feature for this issue, superimposed upon the original portrait design of the host coin. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse displays the full royal coat of arms of Spain at centre, quartered with the castles of Castile and the lions of León, with the Bourbon dynastic oval escutcheon in the centre point. The crowned shield is flanked on either side by the Pillars of Hercules, each entwined with a banner bearing the motto PLUS VLTRA, symbolising Spain's dominion beyond the known world. The circumferential legend, rendered in Latin, proclaims Ferdinand VII as King of Spain and the Indies. Mint assayer initials and denomination indicators appear in the field alongside the mint mark. The entire design is characteristic of the Mexico City Mint's milled coinage of the early nineteenth century. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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