Catalog
1 Real - Fernando VII
| Issuer | Casa de Moneda de Potosí |
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| Year | 1813-1825 |
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| Value | 1 Real |
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| Obverse lettering | ·FERDIN·VII·DEI·GRATIA· 1821 |
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| Mintage | 1813 PTS PJ - - 1816 PTS PJ - - 38,000 1817 PTS PJ - - 46,000 1818 PTS PJ - - 56,000 1819 PTS PJ - overdate variety exists - 1820 PTS PJ - - 1821 PTS PJ - - 1822 PTS PJ - overdate variety exists - 1823 PTS PJ - - 1824 PTS PJ - - 1825 PTS JL - overdate variety exists; rare - |
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Potosí's output during Fernando VII's reign was anything but stable. The mint changed hands repeatedly between royalist and patriot forces during the Wars of Independence — Potosí fell to patriot armies in 1810, was retaken by royalists in 1811, and continued to oscillate through the early 1820s. Coins struck here in Fernando's name were at times being produced under military occupation, their very existence contingent on which army controlled the Cerro Rico that week.
The assayer initial on these pieces is consequently a useful dating tool, as personnel changed with each shift in control.