Description
George III of the House of Hanover, King of Great Britain 1760-1820 AD, Silver Emergency Dollar of Four Shillings Nine Pence (26.89g, 39.5mm), first oval counter-stamp type upon a Spanish Eight Reales of King Charles IV, 1796Mo, struck at Mexico City. Obverse: Small Oval counter-stamp of the laureate Head of King George III facing to right at centre over the laureate, cuirassed and draped Bust of King Charles IV facing to right, date below, legend surrounds, “CAROLUS· IIII· DEI· GRATIA·”. Reverse: Royal Coat of Arms of Spain, Pillars of Hercules type (1700-1868), legend surrounds, “· HISPAN· ET IND· REX· Mo· 8 R· F·M·”. Spink-3765A. A charming example in typical condition. near Very Fine to Very Fine, counterstamp Very Fine.
The host coin’s Obverse Latin legend reads “Carolus Quārtus, Deī Grātiā”, with an English translation of “Charles the Fourth, by the Grace of God”. The Reverse Latin legend continues from the obverse and reads “Hispāniae et Indiae Rex”, with an English translation of “King of Spain and the Indies”.