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1 Escudo - Fernando VII
| Issuer | Casa de Moneda de Lima |
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| Year | 1812-1814 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Reverse description | The quartered shield of the Spanish Royal Arms, displaying castles and lions in alternate quarters with the Granada pomegranate in base and the Bourbon fleurs-de-lis on an escutcheon overall, surmounted by the Spanish royal crown. The denomination numeral 1 appears to the left of the shield and the assayer initials JP appear at the base, flanking the Lima mint mark (monogram). The circular legend reads FELIX AUSPICIO REGIA CORONA and is bordered by a reeded rim. |
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| Reverse lettering | ·FELIX·AUSPICIO·REGIA·CORONA·Q·1·S·NE·JP· |
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Fernando VII never set foot in Spanish America, yet his portrait appeared on coinage across the hemisphere while he sat as Napoleon's prisoner at Valençay. The Lima mint continued striking in his name throughout the Peninsular War, operating under the authority of the Cádiz regency rather than the king himself — a constitutional awkwardness that would fuel independence movements within a decade.
The 1812–1814 window coincides with peak royalist control of Peru, before the wars of independence disrupted Andean silver and gold supply chains in earnest.