Obverse: GEORGIUS IV D: G: BRITANNIARUM REX F: D: ; the Royal coat of arms in garniture.
Reverse: COLONIAR: BRITAN: MONET: ; anchor beneath crown with IV either side of the anchor stock.
Edge: Milled.

These coins were struck for use in Mauritius and later shipped to the West Indies. It was designed as divisible parts of the Spanish dollar which was in use there at the time. The coinage was of Spanish dollar fineness (.892 silver). The coins were made in fractional values which refer to equivalent portions of the Spanish dollar, i.e., half Anchor dollar was equivalent to four reales, quarter dollar to two reales, eighth dollar to one real and sixteenth dollar to a half real. Interesting coin in lovely collectable condition.

Sold March 2013