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2 Escudos - Fernando VII
| Issuer | Casa de Moneda de Lima |
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| Year | 1812-1813 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse description | Laureate and draped bust of King Ferdinand VII facing right, rendered in the imaginary portrait style typical of Lima Mint coinage of this period. The effigy shows the king wearing a laurel wreath tied at the back with a ribbon, and a draped mantle fastened at the shoulder. The circular legend reads FERDN · VII · D · G · HISP · ET · IND · R ·, with the date 1812 positioned in the lower exergue. The coin is framed by a finely milled border. |
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| Obverse lettering | FERDN·VII·D·G·HISP·ET·IND·R· · 1812 · |
| Reverse description | The crowned Royal Arms of Spain occupy the central field, depicting a quartered shield with the castles of Castile and lions of León, with the Granada pomegranate in base and the fleurs-de-lis of the Bourbon dynasty in the fourth quarter. The shield is surmounted by a royal crown. The denomination numeral 2 appears to the left of the shield and the mintmark S (for escudos) to the right. The circular legend reads AUSPICE · DEO · NUNRO · FELIX ·, with the Lima mint mark LM and assayer initials JP at the base. The entire design is enclosed within a milled border. |
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