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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>[[Image:DJB_ND-host1806_1riyal-cmMEX1806_Baldwin-lot1848-29Sep2011-USD141.jpg|550px|thumb|Courtesy Baldwin's Auctions]]<br />
The Republic of [[Djibouti]] is the former French Somaliland, acquired in 1839 from provincial sultans, and made into a French colony in 1896. The area received its independence from [[France]] in 1977 and remains poor tho without the anarchy experienced by [[Somalia 1976 50 senti|Somalia]] next door. <br />
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The specimen shown is a countermarked 8 reales from [[Mexico]]. It was lot 1848 in Baldwin's Auction #71 on Sept. 29, 2011, and sold for US$141. The catalog description reads: <blockquote>"FOREIGN COINS. Countermarks listed by area of Circulation. Arabia/Djibouti. Mexico City, Charles IV, 8-Reales, portrait type, 1806 TH, countermarked with a brooch on the king’s shoulder, making it resemble a Maria Theresa Thaler, the prime trade coin in the area. Fine and rare, not previously recorded. From The Alan Harley collection of Countermarked Latin American coins. ex Djibouti dealer, bought Simmons 1994 £60-80." </blockquote><br />
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''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.<br />
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''Specification:'' 27g, 0.8960 silver, 0.7797 oz ASW (host); this specimen 26.83 g.<br />
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''Catalog reference:'' no KM.<br />
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''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''<br />
* Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed.'', Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.<br />
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''Link to:''<br />
* [[Djibouti No Date c/m 1 rupee|No Date c/m 1 rupee]]<br />
* [[Djibouti No Date (1900) c/m 1 thaler|(1900) c/m 1 thaler]]<br />
* [[Djibouti 1970 100 francs|1970 100 francs]]<br />
* [[Djibouti 1999 10 francs|1999 10 francs]]<br />
* [[Somalia 1976 50 senti]]<br />
* [[Coins and currency dated 1806]]<br />
* return to coins of [[Djibouti]]</div>Pastakhov