countermark

[ noun koun-ter-mahrk; verb koun-ter-mahrk ]

/ noun ˈkaʊn tərˌmɑrk; verb ˌkaʊn tərˈmɑrk /

Numismatics

noun

Also called counterstamp. a sign or device stamped on a coin after its minting.

verb (used with object)

to stamp (a coin) with a countermark; counterstamp.

Nearby words

counterjumper, counterlight, counterman, countermand, countermarch, countermark, countermeasure, countermelody, countermigration, countermine, countermove

Origin of countermark

1495–1505; (noun) < Middle French contremarque, equivalent to contre counter- + marque mark¹; (v.) < Middle French contremarquer, derivative of contremarque