| Tauler & Fau > Auction 140 | Auction date: 11 March 2024 |
| Lot number: 2503 Price realized: 400 EUR (Approx. 437 USD) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | Show similar lots on CoinArchives Find similar lots in upcoming auctions on  |
| Lot description: Great Britain. (Km-634). (S-3765A). 26,77 g. Bank of England oval counterstamp with the face of George III for circulation of 5 shillings, made in 1795 on a 8 reales minted in 1795 for Mexico during the reign of Charles IV. This counterstamp brought a latent discontent among the English people, given that one real of a 8 stamped was equivalent to a crown minus three pennies, namely 4 shillings and 9 pennies (1 crown = 5 shillings; 1 shilling = 12 pennies). It generated some humorous phrases such as "The Bank (of England) in order to make its money pass, stamped the head of a fool on the neck of an ass". Knock on edge. Choice VF. Est...500,00. Spanish description: Gran Bretaña. (Km-634). (S-3765A). 26,77 g. Resello oval del Banco de Inglaterra con el rostro de George III para circular por valor de 5 shillings, realizado en 1795 sobre una moneda de 8 reales acuñada en 1795 por la ceca de México durante el reinado de Carlos IV. Este resello trajo un malestar latente en el pueblo ingles, dado que un real de a 8 resellado equivalía a una corona menos tres peniques, Concretamente a 4 shilling y 9 peniques (1 corona = 5 shilling; 1 shilling = 12 peniques). Generó algunas frases humorísticas como "El Banco (de Inglaterra) para hacer pasar su dinero, estampó la cabeza de un tonto en el cuello de un asno". Golpe en el canto. MBC+. Est...500,00. |  |
