Description
Scotland, Lanarkshire, New Lanark Mills, Silver 5 Shillings, counter-marked circa 1800-1820 over a Mexico 8 Reales of King Charles IV dated 1792 Mo FM, struck at Mexico City. Obverse (Host coin): Laureate bust of King Charles IV facing right, “CAROLUS· IIII· DEI· GRATIA ·1792·”; Denomination “5/” counter-stamped within a counter-stamped circle, “PAYABLE AT LANARK MILLS”. Reverse: Royal Coat of Arms of Spain, Pillars of Hercules Variant (1834-1930), “· HISPA.N· ET IND· REX· Mo· 8R· F· M·”. KM-. One of the higher denominations for the counter-stamp series of New Lanark, a modest grade that appears to have extensive circulation before and/or after it’s re-value. Fine to Good Fine, Counter-stamp the same.
Provenance:
Bt F. Milward August 2007
Ex DNW Sale 2/4/14
Ex Baldwin’s of St James Auction 9 21/9/2017
For further reading on the New Lanark mills, please have a look at our small article in the Colonial Gazette!