1 Dollar - George III Type I countermark; oval 1797

Weight

27.1 g

Diameter

39 mm

Thickness

NA

Material

Silver (.896)

Shape

Round

Edge Type

NA

Technique

Countermarked

Front design

Laureate and cuirassed bust of King Carlos IV facing right above date, legend around. Note: Type I oval countermark of King George III's portrait facing right, centrally struck.

Back design

Crowned shield of arms dividing pillars, legend around.

Year of Minting

1797

Issuing bank

Bank of England

Mint location

NA

Mint mark

NA

Orientation

Medal alignment ↑↑

Inscriptions

Obverse: CAROLUS·IIII· DEI·GRATIA· ·1795· Reverse: ·HISPAN·ET IND·REX· oM · 8R ·F·M· PLUS VLTRA

Context

Countermarked Coinage (1797-1804) Emergency issue consisting of foreign silver coins, usually Spanish Colonial, having a bust of George III within an oval (1797) or octagonal (1804) frame. Countermarked 8 Reales circulated at 4 Shillings 9 Pence in 1797 and 5 Shillings in 1804. The puncheons used for countermarking foreign coins for this series were available for many years afterward, especially the oval die and apparently a number of foreign coins other than Spanish or Spanish Colonial 8 Reales were countermarked for collectors. Issuer: Bank of England; Countermark: Oval, Type I; Date: Dates shown are of the host coin; Countermarked on Mexico 8 Reales of Carlos IV, KM#109. For more detail on these emergency issues, please read THE BANK OF ENGLAND COUNTERMARKED DOLLARS, 1797-1804 by H.E. Manville.

Rarity

Ultra rare

Coin type

Emergency coinage › Official necessity coins

In circulation

No

Demonetized

Yes

Marketplace listings

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