1 Peso Counterstamped coinage

1 Peso (Counterstamped coinage) - obverse1 Peso (Counterstamped coinage) - reverse

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Features

Issuer Guatemala
Period Republic (1841-date)
Type Standard circulation coin
Year 1894
Value 1 Peso
Currency Peso (1859-1925)
Composition Silver (.900)
Weight 26.7 g
Diameter 39 mm
Shape Round
Technique Milled, counterstamped
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
75224
References KM# 214
Tracy L. Schmidt (editor); 2019. Standard Catalog of World Coins / 2001-Date (14th edition). Krause Publications, Stevens Point, Wisconsin, United States.
And 5 more volumes.

Obverse

Stamp: Obverse (coat of arms) of "1/2 Real" from 1894.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
POR LA RAZON Y LA FUERZA
LIBERTAD
15
DE
SEPTIEMBRE
DE
1821
0,835 1894
· 10 D.s 20 G.s ·

Translation:
Through reason and strength
15th September 1821
0.835 1894

Reverse

Stamp: Reverse (Justice) from "1/2 Real" from 1894.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
REPUBLICA DE CHILE · So · I · J ·
REPUBLICA DE GUATEMALA
30
DE
JUNIO
DE
1871
½ REAL
LAGRANGE
1848

Translation:
Republic of Chile
Republic of Guatemala
30th June 1871
Half Real

Mints

Casa de Moneda de Guatemala, Guatemala City, Guatemala (1733-date)
So Casa de Moneda de Chile, Santiago, Chile (1743-date)

Comments

By 1894, foreign coins had become so prevalent that on August 10, the government authorized their counter-stamping at the mint, with official 1/2 Real of 1894, to legitimize their circulation.

All dates are from host coins. All were stamped in 1894.

Host coin: Chile 8 Reales 1848 KM#96.2
Stamp dies: Guatemala ½Real 1894 KM#165

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Date VG F VF XF AU UNC
1894 JM Host date 1848

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