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8 Escudos - Felipe V Seville, 1st type
| Issuer | Casa de la Moneda de Sevilla (Seville Mint) |
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| Year | 1701-1719 |
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| Thickness | 1 mm |
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| Obverse description | Central field bears the quartered royal arms of Spain — comprising castles, lions, the Granada pomegranate, and the Bourbon escutcheon en surtout — surmounted by the Royal Crown. The shield is set within a laurel or floral wreath border. The circular Latin legend reading PHILIPPVS.V.DEI.GRAT runs along the periphery between two plain fillets, with the reeded edge visible beyond. |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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Felipe V inherited the Spanish throne via the 1700 will of the childless Carlos II, triggering the War of the Spanish Succession almost immediately. For much of this coin's production window, Spain was at war with a coalition that included Britain, Austria, and the Dutch Republic — all of whom disputed Bourbon legitimacy over the Spanish crown and its American empire. The Seville mint continued striking gold throughout, partly because Andalusia remained firmly under Bourbon control even as Castile wavered.
The "1st type" designation distinguishes this issue from later Felipe V coinage reformed under the 1728 ordinances, which standardized the macuquina cob format toward the more regular milled coinage.