Catalog
4 Reales
| Issuer | Peru |
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| Year | 1842-1857 |
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| Composition | Silver (.903) |
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| Mint | Lima Mint (Casa de Moneda de Lima) |
| Mintage | 1842 LIMA MB - KM#151.3 - 1843 LIMA MB - KM#151.3 - 1843 PASCO M - KM#151.4 - 1844 PASCO M - KM#151.5 - 1844 PASCO M - KM#151.6 (without fineness) - 1844 PASCO M - KM#151.7 - 1845 LIMA MB - KM#151.3 - 1845 PASCO - KM#151.8 - 1845 PASCO M - KM#151.6 (without fineness) - 4 1845 PASCO M - KM#151.9 (small engraver`s initial `B`) - 1845 PASCO N.S. - KM#151.7 - 1846 LIMA MB - KM#151.3 - 1848 LIMA MB - KM#151.3 - 1849 LIMA MB - KM#151.3 - 1850 LIMA MB - KM#151.3 - 1851 LIMA MB - KM#151.3 - 1854 LIMA MB - KM#151.3 - 1855 LIMA MB - KM#151.3 - 1856 LIMA MB - KM#151.3 - 1856 PASCO - KM#151.10 (`Z` in `O`) - 1857 PASCO - KM#151.10 - 1857 PASCO - KM#151.10 (`Z` in `O`) - 1857 PASCO AF - KM#151.10 - |
| Additional information |
Peru's 4 reales of this period circulated during a decade when the country's silver output from Cerro de Pasco was substantial but increasingly under pressure from political instability and the rise of competing monetary systems. The confederation wars of the late 1830s had disrupted mint operations severely, and this issue reflects the recovery of Lima's Casa de Moneda under more stable republican governance.
KM#151a distinguishes the .903 fineness from the earlier .903+ assay standard — a subtle but cataloged shift tied to fluctuating refining practices at Lima rather than any formal legislative change.