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Silver countermarked coin

1796

British Museum

British Museum
London, United Kingdom

This Spanish 8 reales coin, minted using silver from Mexico, has stamps – known as countermarks – approving it for use on the Isle of Bute in Scotland and then latterly in China.

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  • Title: Silver countermarked coin
  • Date Created: 1796
  • Physical Dimensions: weight 26.81g
  • Registration number: 1999,0129.1
  • Place: Mexico
  • Material: silver
  • Copyright: © The Trustees of the British Museum
  • British Museum link: 1999,0129.1
  • Authority: Charles IV
British Museum

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