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4 Reales - Fernando VII
| Issuer | Casa de Moneda de Guatemala |
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| Year | 1808-1821 |
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| Technique | Milled |
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| Obverse description | Laureate and draped bust of Ferdinand VII facing right, rendered in the imaginary portrait convention characteristic of Spanish colonial coinage, wherein the effigy was produced from an idealized template rather than a direct likeness. The hair is bound by an elaborate laurel wreath, and drapery falls gracefully at the truncation. The circumferential legend FERDIN • VII • DEI • GRATIA • arcs around the periphery, interrupted by the bust, with the date appearing in the lower field. The entire design is framed by a fine toothed border. |
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| Reverse description | The crowned quartered royal arms of Spain occupy the center of the field on an ornate shield, displaying alternating castles and lions in the four quarters with the Bourbon fleur-de-lis escutcheon at fess point, surmounted by the royal imperial crown. Flanking the shield are the two Pillars of Hercules, each entwined with a ribboned banner bearing the motto PLUS ULTRA. The circumferential legend • HISPAN • ET IND • REX • arcs around the upper periphery, with the mint mark NG, assayer initial M, and denomination 4R distributed in the lower field. A toothed border frames the entire composition. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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