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1/2 Real - Felipe IV
| Issuer | Casa de Moneda de Lima |
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| Year | 1659 |
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| Value | 1/2 Real |
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| Obverse description | Crowned royal cypher of Felipe IV (Philip IV) occupying the central field, formed by an interlaced F and a numeral IV beneath a crown, typical of Spanish Colonial cob (macuquina) coinage. The design is struck in the characteristic irregular hammered style of the period, resulting in an uneven flan with partially visible details. The field surrounding the monogram shows the rough, textured surface inherent to hand-struck colonial silver. No legend is consistently visible due to the nature of the cob striking technique. |
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| Reverse description | Jerusalem Cross composed of four equal-armed crosslets, with the quartered shield of Castile and León displayed in the four quarters — alternating castles (Castile) and rampant lions (León) — in the characteristic arrangement of Spanish Colonial macuquina coinage. The date 1659 appears partially in the field, as is typical of the cob striking method. The flan is irregularly shaped and the design shows partial strike coverage consistent with hammered cob (macuquina) production at the Lima Mint. |
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| Mint | Casa de Moneda de Lima (Lima Mint), Peru |
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