- and
other Spanish and
Spanish colonial coins for circulation. A
small counterstamp of the King's head was used.
Until 1800,
these circulated at a rate of...
-
recommend not to use the term
countermark and
counterstamp as synonyms, but in
different contexts. A
counterstamp is
applied by a die, and by
machine to an...
- 1767
Louis XV
Colonies Françoises (West Indies) 12
Diniers copper Sous (w/1793 "RF"
counterstamp)...
- the
frontal depiction of what
might have been a
local chieftain. The
counterstamp was
added so as to not
damage the
portrait of the
Parthian king, perhaps...
- with the
unissued 50
centavos from 1917 and 1918, were
issued with
counterstamps which doubled their values to 50
centimos and 1 colón. In 1925, silver...
- coin
contains a
small square seal
located at its
centre right. This
counterstamp is
believed to be the
Chinese seal
script character shao (少), referring...
- very successful. Many of them
exhibit holes or
chopmarks which are
counterstamps from
Asian merchants to
verify the
authenticity of the coins. Many trade...
- late 17th
century countermarking efforts included a 1686
initiative to
counterstamp imported ducatons (which were
thereby given greater value), rijksdaalders...
-
stamped on the coins. In
around 1830, the
machinery of the "MANILA"
counterstamp broke, so, in 1832, the king's
initials "F 7" were used,
changing in...
-
began to lose
their intrinsic value. An
initial attempt was made to
counterstamp or chop mark
valid coins.
Eventually (1809) the
coins were
recalled by...
