PIRATINI 20,000-REIS
1726, Minas Gerais (KM.117 for host coin), with oval countermark; 1835 and PIRATINI around Liberty cap on pole, host coin extremely fine, countermark very fine, considered by some to be spurious
Details
1726, Minas Gerais (KM.117 for host coin), with oval countermark; 1835 and PIRATINI around Liberty cap on pole, host coin extremely fine, countermark very fine, considered by some to be spurious
Further details
A revolution occured in the southern Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sol in 1835, resulting in the establishment, however brief, of the Republic of Piratini. All coins circulating in the province were countermarked with various symbols, mostly of the clasped hands and Liberty pole and cap design. The 1835-dated variety of countermark offered in this lot is considered by many specialists to be a fantasy.