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4 Reales - Fernando VII
| Issuer | Mexico City Mint (Viceroyalty of New Spain) |
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| Year | 1809-1812 |
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| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
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| Obverse description | Draped bust of Ferdinand VII facing right, rendered in the imaginary portrait style typical of the early colonial milled coinage, as the engravers had no direct likeness of the king. The king's hair is bound and falls to the shoulder, with fine detail in the drapery of the military costume. The date appears in the lower exergue area below the bust. The encircling legend reads FERDIN. VII. DEI. GRATIA., interrupted by the portrait, with a beaded border surrounding the entire design. |
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| Obverse lettering | FERDIN. VII. DEI. GRATIA. [DATE] |
| Reverse description | Crowned Royal Arms of Spain at center, featuring the quartered shield with the castles of Castile and lions of León, with the Granada pomegranate in base and the Bourbon fleur-de-lis overall. The shield is flanked by the Pillars of Hercules, each topped with a crown and wound with a banner. The mint mark, denomination (4R), and assayer initials appear to the left of the pillars, while the encircling legend HISPAN. ET IND. REX. with the mint and assayer marks runs around the periphery, all within a beaded border. |
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