1 Real Type V Countermark

Features

Issuer	El Salvador
Period	Republic (1841-date)
Type	Emergency coinage › Official necessity coins
Year	1868
Value	1 Real
Currency	Real (1828-1889)
Composition	Silver (.931)
Weight	3.38 g
Diameter	20 mm
Thickness	1 mm
Shape	Cob
Technique	Countermarked, Hammered (cob)
Orientation	Coin alignment ↑↓
Demonetized	23 August 1873
Number	N# 75435
References	KM# 51 Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes).

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Obverse

Type V mark; 1868 Arms on milled Spanish-American coin. Can be any of these:
-Plain Liberty cap above shield on draped flags within 10mm circle.
-Radiant Liberty cap above shield on draped flags within 12mm circle.
-Liberty cap above shield within branches in 12mm circle.

Mint

Mexican Mint (Casa de Moneda de México), Mexico, Mexico (1535-date)

Comments

Host coin Mexico MB#26

A decree on September 28, 1868 ordered all worn, Spanish-American, 1 and 2 Real milled coins counter-stamped with one of these marks, to distinguish them from debased Spanish Provincial coins. Cob coinage was demonetized in 1873 with the assistance of the Guatemalan government. Individuals only had three days in which to redeem cob coinage for current coinage or promissory notes.

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Date					VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
Undetermined
ND (1868)												Host years 1556-1598.

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Actual silver weight: 0.101 oz

Current silver price: 73.30 USD/oz (see silver price

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Past sales

Pictures	Sale	Date	Grade	Sold price
	Heritage Auctions 2026 February 8 Spotlight: Latin America World Coins Showcase Auction 61595 Lot 25168	8 Feb 2026		USD 463.60 (incl. buyer's premium)
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