Johannis Countermarked - with mint mark

€176,045.00
IssuerCuraçao
Year1793-1799
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value1 Johannis
CurrencyColonial Real (1799-1828)
CompositionGold (.917)
Weight14.3 g
Dimensions21 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound
Hammered, Countermarked
Orientation
Engraver(s)
In circulation to1827
Reference(s) Scholt II#1367b, CNO#59.1
Obverse descriptionHost coin (1/2 Dobra of 1776) with portrait of Joseph I of Portugal facing right surrounded by text in Latin. Mint mark of Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) on the portrait. Date of hostcoin below. Four countermarks at 3, 6, 9 and 12 o`clock very close to the edge (GI, L, MH and B) and one countermark on the field (GH).
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringGI L MH B GH
Reverse descriptionCoat of arms of Portugal countermarked with `W`
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringW
Edge
Mint
MintageND (1793-1799) R - Host coin date 1776 -
Catalog ID2677075630
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