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countermark

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

noun

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


verb (used with object)

  1. to stamp (a coin) with a countermark; counterstamp.
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Word History and Origins

Origin of countermark1

1495–1505; (noun) < Middle French contremarque, equivalent to contre counter- + marque mark 1; (v.) < Middle French contremarquer, derivative of contremarque

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