1/5 Dollar Counterstamped

€158,178.00
IssuerPuerto Rico
Year1884
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value1/5 Dollar
CurrencyCountermarked coinage (fleur-de-lys, 1884-1894)
CompositionSilver (.903)
Weight5.60 g
Dimensions26 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
Engraver(s)
In circulation to25 March 1894
Reference(s)
Obverse descriptionFleur-de-lis countermark on a Spanish 4 Reales de vellon piece which displays a beust facing left and surrounded by legend.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringIOSEPH · NAP · DEI · GRATIA · 1811
(Translation: Ioseph Napoleon Dei Gratia Joseph-Napoléon, with God`s grace)
Reverse descriptionA Spanish 4 Reales de vellon piece, which displays a crowned shield surrounded by legend.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringHISPANIARUM ET IND · REX . M · A · I · 4 - R
(Translation: King of Spain and the Indies 4 Reals)
Edge
Mint(M)
Royal Mint of Spain (Real Casa de
la Moneda), Madrid, Spain (1591-date)
MintageND (1884) M - Host coin dates 1808 to 1813 -
Catalog ID3166506310
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