Catalog
See full images - free registration
Continue with Google - no registration!
or register with email
Why register? Just to keep bots out of our catalog. Your email stays private - we will never share it or send you anything uninvited. We guarantee you that!
1/2 Real - Louis I
| Issuer | Casa de Moneda de Potosí |
|---|---|
| Year | 1725-1727 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
| Value | Log in to see details |
| Currency | Log in to see details |
| Composition | Log in to see details |
| Weight | Log in to see details |
| Diameter | Log in to see details |
| Thickness | Log in to see details |
| Shape | Log in to see details |
| Technique | Log in to see details |
| Orientation | Log in to see details |
| Engraver(s) | Log in to see details |
| In circulation to | Log in to see details |
| Reference(s) | Log in to see details |
| Obverse description | Jerusalem cross with castles and lions alternating in the four quarters, struck in the cob (macuquina) style typical of early Spanish colonial coinage. The cross divides the field into four sections, each containing either a castle or a lion in the Castilian heraldic tradition. The irregular flan shape is characteristic of hand-struck cob coinage from the Potosí mint. Legends, where present, are partial and fragmentary due to the nature of the striking process. |
|---|---|
| Obverse script | Latin |
| Obverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Reverse description | Crowned royal cypher of Louis I of Spain, composed of intertwined and mirrored 'L' monograms, centrally placed in the field. The date appears below the monogram, partially visible as is typical of cob coinage. The irregular flan and variable strike characteristic of hammered macuquina production result in an incomplete peripheral legend. The overall design follows the standard Spanish colonial cob format employed at the Potosí mint during the brief reign of Louis I. |
| Reverse script | Log in to see details |
| Reverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Edge | Log in to see details |
| Mint | Log in to see details |
| Mintage | Log in to see details |
| Additional information | Log in to see details |