countermark
[noun koun-ter-mahrk; verb koun-ter-mahrk]Numismatics
- Also called counterstamp. a sign or device stamped on a coin after its minting.
- to stamp (a coin) with a countermark; counterstamp.
Origin of countermark
1495–1505; (noun) <
Middle French contremarque, equivalent to
contre counter- +
marque mark1; (v.) <
Middle French contremarquer, derivative of
contremarque Dictionary.com Unabridged
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