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10 Euro 8 Reales 1737 Mexico
| Issuer | Royal Mint of Spain (Real Casa de la Moneda) |
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| Year | 2025 |
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| Composition | Silver (.925) |
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| Reverse description | The reverse reproduces, in high relief, the pillar-and-waves side of the same 1737 Mexico City Mint 8 Reales, depicted as a trompe-l'oeil incuse impression within the modern coin's field. Two crowned Pillars of Hercules, each bearing a scroll inscribed PLUS and VLTR respectively, flank two globes representing the Old and New Worlds resting above stylised waves, with the mintmark Mo appearing on both sides. The date 1737 is positioned in the lower field. The outer legend of the modern coin reads 10 EURO at the top, JOYAS DEL MUSEO CASA DE LA MONEDA along the left and lower border, and VTRAQUE VNUM arching across the upper inner zone, with the Madrid mint mark M repeated twice flanking the pillar design. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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The original 8 reales struck at Mexico City in 1737 was among the first fully milled coinage produced at that mint, following the establishment of the New World's first mechanical coin press operation — a direct response to Madrid's frustration with the irregular cob coinage, or macuquinas, that had plagued transatlantic accounting for over a century. The Mexico City mint's adoption of the screw press made its output the most trusted silver in global commerce almost immediately, circulating from Canton to Cadiz.
This 2025 commemorative restrike is part of the Real Casa de la Moneda's ongoing series reproducing landmark Spanish colonial issues.