My World Crown Affair
19th Cent, Philippines counterstamp
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Coin Details
| Origin/Country: |
PHILIPPINES |
| Item Description: |
8R (1832-34) Philippine T5 C/S ON PERU 8R KM-83 |
| Full Grade: |
VF Details |
| Owner: |
jgenn |
Owner Comments:
During Spanish colonial times, silver crowns intended for circulation in the Philippines were imported and authorized with a counterstamp. The host coin for this example is from the newly independent nation of Peru and stamped with the symbol for the Spanish monarch, Ferdinand VII.