© Dix Noonan Webb
© Dix Noonan Webb
Stuiver "Cayenne-Stuiver" Countermark C16 ND
1798 year| Billon | 1.8 g | 23 mm |
| Issuer | Sint Maarten (Netherlands Antilles) |
|---|---|
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
| Year | 1798 |
| Value | 1 Stuiver |
| Currency | Stuiver |
| Composition | Billon |
| Weight | 1.8 g |
| Diameter | 23 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled, Countermarked |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Updated | 2024-10-06 |
| Numista | N#189230 |
|---|---|
| Rarity index | 100% |
Reverse
Cayenne Colony 2 Sous piece, which displays stacked legend surrounded by legend.
Comment
Some sources suggest that these coins are actually the same as KM#1 or Scho/II 1419, but with a worn off 'T' in the mark so that it forms 'SM' instead of 'STM'.Interesting fact
The Cayenne-Stuiver coin from Sint Maarten (Netherlands Antilles) is interesting because it has a unique countermark, known as C16, which was applied to the coin to indicate its use in the French colony of Cayenne, which is now part of French Guiana. This countermark was used during the period of French occupation of Sint Maarten from 1795 to 1815, and it is a distinct feature that sets this coin apart from other Stuiver coins of the same era.
