Countermark
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https://term.museum-digital.de/md-de/tag/2407
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- "A countermarked, punchmarked or counterstamped coin is a coin that has had some additional mark or symbol punched into it at some point after it was originally produced while in circulation. This practice is now obsolete.
Countermarking can be done for a variety of reasons. If the currency is reformed, existing coins may be rendered void. In this situation, coins already in circulation could be marked with the new value (according to the new currency system). The life span of existing coins could thus be extended, which might under some circumstances be a cheaper alternative to recalling the coins, melting them and striking replacements. Similarly, foreign coins could be marked as legal or accepted currency, thus allowing them to circulate in the area where they were countermarked. Countermarking can also be done for political reasons, i.e. a new state or régime demonstrating its authority by countermarking coins issued by the previous state." - (en.wikipedia.org 16.01.2021)
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As des Augustus mit Gegenstempel des Varus von Sanne, Ldkr. Stendal
Lesefund von einer...
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Image: Landesamt für Denkmalpflege und Archäologie Sachsen-Anhalt - Landesmuseum für Vorgeschichte - RR-F -
Prager Groschen mit Gegenstempel der Reichsstadt Ulm
Die in Böhmen geprägten...
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Image: Landesmuseum Württemberg, Stuttgart - CC BY-SA -
Prager Groschen mit zwei Gegenstempeln des Schwäbischen Münzbundes
Die in Böhmen geprägten...
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Image: Landesmuseum Württemberg, Stuttgart - CC BY-SA -
Klippe der Stadt Minden zu 8 Groschen, 1634
Von Juli bis Oktober 1634...
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Image: Landesmuseum Württemberg, Stuttgart - CC BY-SA -
Römische Münze, Nominal As, Prägeherr Caligula für Agrippa, Prägeort Rom, Original
Darstellung Vorderseite:...
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Image: Museumsgesellschaft Bad Dürkheim e.V. - CC BY-NC-SA
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