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XL Réis - Pedro V Countermark 'Small Crown' countermark
| Issuer | São Tomé and Príncipe |
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| Year | 1854 |
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| Diameter | 36 mm |
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| Obverse description | Host coin obverse featuring the crowned Portuguese royal arms at center, surrounded by a beaded inner circle and a circular legend. Applied over the host coin's central design is the 'Small Crown' countermark of Pedro V, struck in the field to authorize the revalued currency for circulation in São Tomé and Príncipe. The host coin legend, partially legible, reads in Latin around the periphery, consistent with Brazilian colonial coinage of the João/José/Maria period. The overall surface shows wear commensurate with circulation, with the countermark remaining the dominant and most sharply defined element. |
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| Reverse lettering | PECUNIA · TOTUM · CIRCUMIT · ORBEM |
| Edge | Reeded |
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