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6 Shillings 1 Penny - George III FERDIN VII DEI GRATIA, rectangular indent, countermarked
| Issuer | British Settlements on the Bay of Honduras (1783-1862) |
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| Year | 1810-1818 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Reverse lettering | HISPAN * ET IND * REX * Mo * 8R * J * J PLUS VLTRA (Translation: King of Spain and the Indies. Mexico City 8 Reales. Further beyond.) |
| Edge | Reeded |
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Between 1810 and 1818, the British settlement at Belize suffered a chronic shortage of local coinage. The solution was pragmatic and improvised: Spanish colonial 8 reales — already the workhorse currency of the Caribbean — were countermarked under British authority to validate them for local circulation at a fixed tariff value. The rectangular indent bearing the Spanish king's name was applied to coins already in circulation, not freshly minted stock, meaning the host coins vary considerably in their own state of wear.
KM#1.3 distinguishes this type from earlier Honduran countermarks by the specific die used. Host coin identity matters here — a well-documented 8 reales beneath the stamp is worth cataloging separately.