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8 Escudos
| Issuer | La Rioja |
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| Year | 1840 |
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| Diameter | 34 mm |
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| Obverse description | Central field displays the Argentine coat of arms within an oval cartouche, featuring a radiant Sun of May above and a Phrygian cap on a pike at center, flanked by laurel and olive branches tied at the base. The shield is encircled by a wreath of laurel branches. Two spears and a staff bearing a liberty cap flank the shield on either side. The peripheral legend reads · EN UNION Y LIBERTAD · in raised Latin capitals, separated by dot stops, within a beaded border. |
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| Obverse lettering | · EN UNION Y LIBERTAD · |
| Reverse description | Central device depicts a boldly rendered mountain range occupying the upper field, referencing the Andes and the province of La Rioja. Below the mountain, two crossed cannons are shown in saltire with cannonballs arranged in a triangular grouping at their intersection. The peripheral legend · REPUBLICA ARGENTINA · R · reads in raised Latin capitals around the upper and right field, with the denomination S8 and date 1840 completing the inscription at lower right and base respectively, all within a beaded border. |
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