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1 Real - Fernando VII Proclamation coinage
| Issuer | El Salvador |
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| Year | 1808 |
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| Value | 1 Real |
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| Obverse description | Draped bust of Ferdinand VII facing right, wearing a laurel wreath, within a beaded border. The effigy is rendered in a provincial style typical of proclamation coinage issued in the Spanish colonies. The date 1808 appears in the lower field below the portrait. The surrounding legend reads FERNANDO VII REY DE HSP IND, abbreviated for King of Spain and the Indies. |
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| Obverse lettering | · FERNANDO · VII · REY · DE · HSP · IND · 1808 |
| Reverse description | Central field bears a multiline inscription POR SU LEAL AYUNTA MIENTO and the denomination 1·R·, all enclosed within a plain inner circle. The outer legend SANTA ANA GRANDE ENG, referring to the loyal ayuntamiento (municipal council) of Santa Ana, runs along the periphery separated by a beaded border. A small star or rosette ornament appears at the top between the outer legend segments. The overall layout is characteristic of Spanish colonial proclamation pieces struck by local civic authorities. |
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