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Tostão - Pedro V Countermark 'Small Crown' over LXXX, Portugal
| Emittent | São Tomé and Príncipe |
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| Jahr | 1854 |
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| Referenz(en) | Gomes#P5 18 |
| Aversbeschreibung | The obverse of the host coin (here an 80 réis piece of Pedro II of Portugal, dated 1691) displays the crowned Portuguese royal arms at center, with the denomination LXXX (80) inscribed below in Roman numerals. The encircling legend reads PETRVS II D G REX PORTV[G], referencing King Pedro II. The entire design is struck within a beaded border. The Pedro V 'small crown' countermark, applied in 1854, appears punched into the field, partially overlapping the original design elements. |
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| Reversbeschreibung | The reverse of the host coin features a bold Latin cross at center, with the letters P–P in the upper two quadrants and P–P in the lower two quadrants, forming a monogram of Pedro II. The surrounding legend reads IN HOC SIGNO VINCIS (In this sign thou shalt conquer), a traditional Iberian royal motto, enclosed within a beaded border. The field shows the characteristic wear and toning associated with extended circulation prior to countermarking. |
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São Tomé and Príncipe suffered chronic coin shortages throughout the nineteenth century, and the Portuguese colonial administration addressed this pragmatically by countermarking metropolitan coinage rather than striking purpose-made colonial issues. The small crown punch applied to Pedro V tostão pieces in 1854 formally validated these coins for local circulation at a specific revalued tariff — the countermark wasn't decorative but legally necessary, distinguishing authorized colonial currency from unregulated specie.
The Gomes P5 18 reference places this among a documented series of such countermarked types, though survival rates vary considerably by host coin condition at the time of punching.