40 Réis - Pedro II Countermarked 80 Réis with star

Features

Issuer	State of Ceara (Brazil)
Type	Emergency coinage › Official necessity coins
Year	1834
Composition	Copper
Weight	28.68 g
Diameter	40 mm
Thickness	2.2 mm
Shape	Round
Technique	Countermarked
Orientation	Medal alignment ↑↑
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 124742
References	KM# 398 Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes).

Obverse

Countermark of five-pointed star with beaded border, one of the letters of the word CEARÁ in each arm, and at center a small five-pointed star, a five-petal florid or an irregular pentagon. On obverse of host coin Brazil 1831 80 reis.

Script: Latin

Lettering: CEARÁ

Translation: CEARÁ

Reverse

Reverse of host coin (Brazil 80 reis 1831)

Script: Latin

Edge

Serrated

Comments

In view of the large number of counterfeit copper coins, the Government of the Province of Ceará, obeying the law, collected in 1834 the copper coins in circulation, intending to eliminate illegal coins. There was a lack of division coins in the trade.
In 1834, the president of the Province of Ceará officiated the National Treasury, noting that the coins collected in the previous year were re-circulated, but countersigned in the shape of a five-pointed star with one of the letters word CEARÁ; being that in the center of this star, there is another star smaller of five points, a five-petal florion or irregular pentagon.

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Date					VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
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ND (1834)

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