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Countermark On Gold Portuguese Coin

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 Posted 02/18/2009  10:01 am Show Profile   Bookmark this topic Add Jsalgado to your friends list Get a Link to this Message Number of Subscribers
D. Filipe I (1580-1598) king of Portugal
2 Cruzados (800 Reais) no dated
Friedberg 51
countermarked on reverse with a eagle; this eagle it seems similar german eagle from Frankfurt
I appreciate any information about this countermark.
JSalgado

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 Posted 02/20/2009  10:27 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add valutarick to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Eagle looks Polish to me. In the Baltic area, gold coinage was countermarked. Especially Warsaw mint was rapid in putting eagles at gold coinage during 1500-1800's.
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