Catalog
1/2 Real - Philip V
| Issuer | Casa de Moneda de Potosí |
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| Year | 1729-1747 |
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| Composition | Silver (.917) |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The reverse displays a quartered shield bearing the castles of Castile and the lions of León, arranged in the standard Spanish royal arms pattern, struck crudely on an irregular planchet. A cross with flared or plain terminals divides the shield into four quarters, consistent with the macuquina style of the Potosí Mint. The mint mark 'P' and the assayer's initial are visible in the quarters of the cross, along with a partial date. The surrounding Latin legend, referencing Potosí and the regnal year, is characteristically incomplete and off-center. The entire design reflects the rough artisanal quality inherent to hammered cob coinage of colonial Spanish America. |
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| Mintage | 1729 PM - - 1730 PM - - 1731 PM - - 1732 PM - - 1733 PE - - 1734 PE - - 1735 PE - - 1736 PE - - 1737 PE - - 1737 PM - - 1738 PM - - 1739 PM - - 1740 PM - - 1741 PP - - 1742 PC - - 1743 PC - - 1744 PC - - 1745 PQ - - 1746 PQ - - 1747 PQ - - |
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