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8 Reales Type II Counter-mark
| Issuer | Guatemala |
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| Year | 1839 |
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| Composition | Silver (.931) |
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| Obverse description | Cob-struck silver planchet of irregular flan displaying the characteristic cross design of Spanish colonial coinage, with each quadrant bearing partial castle and lion devices in the traditional macuquina style. A small circular Guatemalan Type II countermark — depicting a sunburst or rosette motif — is applied to the upper right quadrant of the cross, serving as the authentication or revalidation stamp. The flan exhibits the typical rough, uneven edges of hammered cob coinage, and a suspension hole has been drilled at the top, indicating later use as a piece of jewelry or pendant. The overall strike is moderately sharp on the cross device, with the surrounding fields worn smooth. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Irregular cob flan displaying the reverse design of a Spanish colonial 8 Reales macuquina, with a partially visible date reading 1791 in the lower field and the denomination numeral '8' struck above the horizontal dividing bar. The crowned pillars of Hercules device, flanking a central globus motif, appears in the right field, partially legible due to the characteristic off-center strike of hammered cob coinage. Mintmark and assayer initials are partially visible to the right of the pillars. The planchet edges are irregular and flan-clipped in the cob tradition, and a suspension hole is present at the lower margin. |
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