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| 正面描述 | Rectangular incuse countermark applied to the host coin, bearing the legend NEVIS in raised Latin letters within a dentilated border, with the numeral 9 stamped below in the field. The countermark is deeply impressed into the surface of what appears to be a Spanish colonial cob (macuquina) coinage, showing the characteristic cross and castle design of the host piece beneath the overstamp. The irregular, roughly circular flan displays the typical uneven edges of a hand-struck cob coin, with surface patina and verdigris deposits consistent with age. Diagonal scratch lines are visible across the field, likely serving as cancellation or validation marks applied by colonial authorities. |
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| 铸币厂 | Nevis (countermark application) |
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| 附加信息 |
The "Black Dog" was a colloquial term applied to worn, debased French colonial coins circulating throughout the British Caribbean — particularly the billon sous marqués — which had become so degraded in silver content that local commerce was perpetually disrupted. Nevis, like several neighboring Leeward Islands, responded by counterstamping available silver and issuing cut and plugged pieces with assigned local valuations entirely divorced from their metal content. The "9" denomination here denotes nine black dogs, a fractional accounting unit specific to this emergency coinage rather than any standard imperial reckoning.