1 Real - Philip IV

Obverse description	Crowned quartered shield of the Spanish Royal Arms, displaying castles and lions in alternating quarters, struck in typical cob (macuquina) fashion with irregular planchet edges. The mint mark 'P' for Potosí appears to the left of the shield, with the assayer's initial visible alongside. Partial Latin legend surrounds the shield, though much of it falls off the irregular flan. The date 1652 is partially visible in the legend field, characteristic of the hurried production methods of the Potosí mint during this period.
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Reverse description	Jerusalem cross with trefoil terminals set within a double-tressure border, displaying the characteristic bold cross design of Spanish colonial cob coinage. The motto PLVS VLTRA appears distributed in the angles of the cross, referencing the Pillars of Hercules and the Spanish colonial motto. Partial beaded border is visible around the periphery of the irregular flan, with portions of the surrounding Latin legend partially struck. The reverse design is typical of the macuquina (cob) coinage produced at the Potosí mint under Philip IV.
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Mint	Casa de la Moneda de Potosí, Bolivia
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