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1 Real - Louis I
| Issuer | Casa de la Moneda de Potosí |
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| Year | 1725-1727 |
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| Value | 1 Real |
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| Obverse description | Central Jerusalem cross dividing the field into four quarters, alternately bearing the castles of Castile and the lions of León in heraldic arrangement. The face value appears above the cross, the Potosí mintmark (P) to the left, the assayer's initial (Y) to the right, and the date below. The design is characteristic of the macuquina (cob) coinage tradition, with irregular flan edges and variable strike due to the hammered production method. All elements are rendered in the crude but bold style typical of early eighteenth-century colonial Spanish American cob issues. |
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| Obverse lettering | 1 P Y 725 (Translation: 1 Real Potosi Diego de Ybarbourou 1725) |
| Reverse description | Two crowned Pillars of Hercules rising from stylized waves, flanking the royal motto PLVS VLTRA on the central line. The face value appears at the top of the field between the mintmark (P) and the assayer's initial (Y), while the date is placed at the bottom between the assayer's initial and the mintmark, reversing the order. The overall composition follows the standard design of Spanish colonial macuquina coinage struck for the Potosí mint during the reign of Louis I, with the irregular outline and variable surface relief inherent to hammered cob production. |
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