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1/2 Real - Felipe III
| Issuer | Casa de Moneda de México |
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| Year | 1599-1621 |
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| Technique | Hammered |
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| Obverse description | Royal cypher of Philip III, comprising an interlaced monogram with a 'V' (representing 'Philippus') surmounted over a horizontal bar, all struck on an irregular cob planchet. The assayer's initial appears to the left or right of the central device, identifying the responsible mint official. The design is characteristic of the macuquina (cob) coinage produced at the Mexico City mint, with the strike often irregular in outline and centering. |
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| Reverse description | A floriated (florenzada) cross occupying the central field, with the quartered arms of Castile (castles) and León (lions) displayed within eight cusped tressures radiating from the cross. A beaded border frames the design, with a partial Latin legend arranged around the periphery. The strike, typical of hammered cob coinage, renders the legend and border incomplete or partially visible depending on flan shape and die centering. |
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| Mint | Casa de Moneda de México, Mexico City |
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