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1/2 Real - Philip II
| Emittent | Casa de la Moneda de Potosí |
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| Jahr | 1574-1586 |
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| Währung | Real (1574-1825) |
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| Reversbeschreibung | A bold Jerusalem cross with flared terminals dominates the central field, its four quadrants alternately charged with the castles of Castile and the lions of León in the traditional quartered arrangement of the Spanish royal arms. The cross is rendered in strong relief, typical of the hand-struck macuquina technique, with the irregular cob flan causing the surrounding legend to be only partially visible. The partial peripheral legend reads ET INDIARVM REX, declaring Philip II king of the Indies. A beaded inner circle frames the cross where the flan allows. The overall strike is characteristic of the Potosí mint's early colonial production. |
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| Reverslegende | ET, INDIARVM, REX (Translation: and the indies, king.) |
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Philip II's 1572 establishment of the Potosí mint — deep in the Viceroyalty of Peru at over 13,000 feet elevation — was a direct response to the staggering output of Cerro Rico, the silver mountain that was effectively funding the Spanish Empire's wars in Europe. The cob-style macuquina coinage produced there, including this fractional denomination, was never meant to be aesthetically refined; it was struck to move metal fast, in bulk, across the Atlantic.
The assayer's mark on pieces from this early period is critical to attribution. MB#1.1 corresponds to the assayer "B" — Baltasar Ramos Leceta — whose tenure helps bracket this issue to the first decade of Potosí mint operation.