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Chile, Republic, Valdivia, 8 Réales, 1822, obv. countermarked APDV[––], 13.02g/12h (cf. KM. 6); 1833 countermarked coinage, Serena, a Peru, Republic, 8 Réales, 182[–], Lima, rev. countermarked with volcano and SER (cf. KM. 109.1 ff), Valdivia, a USA 50 Cents, 1828, rev. countermarked with volcano and VALD below (cf. KM. 110 ff); ECUADOR, Republic, a Colombia, Republic, 8 Réales, 1821JF, Bogotá, obv. countermarked MDQ (KM. 10) [4]. Varied state, first probably a contemporary forgery, second and third pierced but rare £200-300
Provenance: Last bt H. Christensen c. 1975.
The MDQ (Moneda da Quito) issues were the first coins issued under the authority of the new republic of Ecuador in 1831
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