© Dix Noonan Webb
© Dix Noonan Webb
⅕ Dollar Counterstamped ND
1884 year| Silver (.903) | 5.60 g | 26 mm |
| Issuer | Puerto Rico |
|---|---|
| King | Alfonso XII (1874-1885) |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
| Year | 1884 |
| Value | ⅕ Dollar |
| Currency | Countermarked coinage (fleur-de-lys, 1884-1894) |
| Composition | Silver (.903) |
| Weight | 5.60 g |
| Diameter | 26 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Demonetized | 25 March 1894 |
| Updated | 2024-10-09 |
| Numista | N#158178 |
|---|---|
| Rarity index | 97% |
Reverse
A Spanish 4 Reales de vellon piece, which displays a crowned shield surrounded by legend.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
HISPANIARUM ET IND · REX . M · A · I ·
4 - R
Translation:
King of Spain and the Indies
4 Reals
Comment
For most countermarks on Real coins, the conversion is 8 Reales = 1 Dollar, meaning a 4 Reales piece would be equal to 1/2 Dollar. This piece is an exception due to it being of a different currency called "Real de Vellon." The countermarked coins under that currency would have 20 Reales = 1 Dollar, 10 Reales = 1/2 Dollar, 5 Reales= 1/4 Dollar, 4 Reales = 1/5 Dollar, 2 Réales = 1/10 Dollar.Interesting fact
One interesting fact about this coin is that it was counterstamped with the letters "ND" which stands for "Nueva Décima" or "New Tenth" in Spanish, indicating that it was issued as part of a new currency system introduced in Puerto Rico in 1884.
