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2 Escudos - Fernando VI
| Issuer | Casa de Moneda de Lima |
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| Year | 1751-1753 |
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| Currency | Real (1568-1858) |
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| Obverse description | Draped bust of Ferdinand VI facing right, wearing a flowing periwig, rendered in high relief in the Baroque style typical of early colonial milled coinage. The date appears in the lower field, flanked by small rosette stops. The circumferential legend reads FERD VI D G HISPAN ET IND REX, separated by dot stops, running along the toothed border. |
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| Reverse description | Central quartered shield bearing the castles of Castile and lions of León, with a central escutcheon of the French Bourbons (fleurs-de-lis), surmounted by an ornate royal crown. The mint mark LM (Lima) and assayer initial J appear to the left and right of the shield respectively, with the denomination numeral 2 to the right. The circumferential legend INITIUM SAPIENTIAE TIMOR DOMINI runs around the toothed border, separated by rosette stops. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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