Santo Domingo 4 Maravedis
Dateca. 1504
Maker
Seville Mint
OriginEurope, Spain, Seville
MediumCopper
DimensionsDiameter: 30 mm
Credit LineGift of the Lasser Family
Object number2000-145,113
Description4 Maravedis, Seville Mint; Ferdinand & Isabella.Label TextLong before the English entered the race to establish colonies, the Spanish had been using and striking coins in the Western Hemisphere. King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella had these coins struck for circulation in Santo Domingo, the island that today is divided between the Dominican Republic and Haiti, site of Christopher Columbus' famous landfall. These copper pieces have the distinction of being the first coins made for use in the New World.ProvenanceJoseph R. Lasser Collection.
1725
Tower of London Mint
1773 (host coin); 1790-1820 (counterstamp)
