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1 Escudo - Fernando VI
| Issuer | Peru |
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| Year | 1751-1759 |
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| Weight | 3.3834 g |
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| Obverse description | Draped bust of Ferdinand VI facing right, rendered in high relief in the Spanish colonial style. The king is depicted with flowing hair and period court dress. The encircling Latin legend reads FERD VI D G HISPAN ET IND REX, identifying the monarch as King of Spain and the Indies. The date appears in the lower field below the bust truncation. |
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| Mintage | 1751 J - (fr) KM#56.1 Grand buste - 1752 J - (fr) KM#56.1 Grand buste - 1753 J - (fr) KM#56.1 Grand buste - 1754 JD - (fr) KM#56.2 Petit buste - 1755 JM - (fr) KM#56.2 Petit buste - 1756 JM - (fr) KM#56.2 Petit buste - 1757 JM - (fr) KM#56.2 Petit buste - 1758 JM - (fr) KM#56.2 Petit buste - 1759 JM - (fr) KM#56.2 Petit buste - |
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Fernando VI never visited the Americas, and his colonial mints operated under considerable administrative distance from Madrid. The Lima mint during this period was producing cob-style gold — the so-called "macuquina" coinage — alongside the newer milled issues, a transitional overlap that created persistent quality inconsistencies. Lima's assayers during Fernando's reign cycled through several responsible officials, and the assayer initial stamped on each piece remains the primary tool for narrowing production to a specific window within the 1751–1759 run.