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1 Peso Counterstamped coinage
1894 year| Silver (.900) | 25 g | - |
| Issuer | Guatemala |
|---|---|
| Period | Republic (1841-date) |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
| Year | 1894 |
| Value | 1 Peso |
| Currency | Peso (1859-1912) |
| Composition | Silver (.900) |
| Weight | 25 g |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled, Counterstamped |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Updated | 2024-10-05 |
| Numista | N#75239 |
|---|---|
| Rarity index | 94% |
Reverse
Stamp: Reverse (Justice) from "1/2 Real" from 1894
Host coin: Standing Liberty with left feet in base of column
Script: Latin
Lettering:
15 DE SETIEMBRE DE 1821
UNION
CONSTITUCIÓN
PAZ PROGRESO I LIBERTAD
27 DE AGOSTO DE 1876
REPUBLICA DE GUATEMALA
30
DE
JUNIO
DE
1871
½ REAL
LAGRANGE
P A
CENTRO-AMERICA
Translation:
15th-Sept.-1821
Union
Constitution
Peace, Progress and Freedon
27 Aug. 1876
Republic of Guatemala
30th June 1871
Half Real
P A
Central America
Comment
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: Honduras 1 Peso 1882
Stamp dies: Guatemala ½Real 1894
Interesting fact
One interesting fact about the 1894 Guatemalan 1 Peso coin is that it was counterstamped with the letters "G" and "H" on either side of the coat of arms, indicating that it was issued by the government of Guatemala during a period of political instability and economic crisis in the late 19th century.
