2 Bits
Features
| Issuer |
Martinique
(Overseas France)  |
|---|---|
| King |
Louis XV (1715-1774)
|
| Type | Emergency coinage › Official necessity coins |
| Years | 1770-1772 |
| Value | 2 Bits (0.02) |
| Currency | Countermarked Type IV |
| Composition | Silver |
| Weight | 5.15 g |
| Diameter | 25 mm |
| Shape | Round with cutouts |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 157594 |
| References | KM# 18 Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
Obverse
Crowned arms shield flanked by initial and value.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
•FERD•VI•D•G•HISP•ET IND•R•
*R* *2*
Unabridged legend: Ferdinandus VI Dei gratia Hispania et India rex
Translation: Fernando 6th King of Spain and the Indies by the grace of God
Reverse
Crowned hemispheres flanked by crowned pillars. With legend around and date at bottom.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
UTRA QUE UNUM
*Mo*1755*M*
Translation: Both as one
Comments
Countermark (Blunt heart-shaped hole with ornamented edges) on Mexico City 2 Real.
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| ND (1770-1772) | |||||||||||||||
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