Trinidad
WORLD COINS, Trinidad, Issue c. post-1804, Half-Bitt, contemporary counterfeit, a very lightweight one-sixth segment of a Spanish 2 Réales (Pistareen), no countermark, but later pierced, 0.53g/8.2gr (Prid. –). Fine £30-50
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Provenance: Bt 1978.
Lightweight segments of the Spanish pistareen are identified as illegal in the Government Order of 5 May 1829