4 Maravedis - Philip III /Philip IV Countermark, oval palm leaf
© INSULARVM
Features
| Issuer |
Canary Islands
(Spanish States)  |
|---|---|
| Type | Emergency coinage › Official necessity coins |
| Years | 1578-1625 |
| Value | 4 Maravedis (2⁄17) |
| Currency | Real (1497-1833) |
| Composition | Copper |
| Weight | 2.9 g |
| Diameter | 28 mm |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Countermarked, Hammered |
| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
| Number | N# 537692 |
Obverse
Lettering around a circle.
Engraver initials from left to center . Coin face value on the right.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
+ KAROLVS • ET • IhOANA • REGES
Fo Y IIIIo
Translation: Charles and Johanna kings.
Reverse
Lettering around a circle.
Two crowned "II " inside the circle , relative to Hercules Columns; Mint House initials both sides.
Oval palm leaf countermark.
Script: Latin
Lettering: +HISPANIARVM • ET • IND
Translation: Spain and Indies.
Mint
| SP | Casa de la Moneda, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (1542) |
Comments
THE COUNTERMARK
This Palm leaf countermark is inside of an oval cartridge, with measures of 7 x 5 mm. This countermark is a latest edition from the original designs, dated between 1578 and 1625, to use in Gran Canaria Island.
The original documents speaking about this version disappeared during the pirate invasion to Las Palmas in 1599 add the fire of Las Palmas City Council in 1842. Despite this, recent studies suggest that this countermark was produced since 1578 to the first quarter of the XVII century.
The “oval palm leaf” ,
Col. INSULARVM
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
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| ND (1578-1625) | |||||||||||||||
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