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8 Escudos - Felipe V Seville, 2nd type
| Issuer | Real Casa de la Moneda de Sevilla |
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| Year | 1719-1729 |
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| Thickness | 1 mm |
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| Reverse description | The central device features a large ornate Jerusalem cross with squared terminals, each quadrant containing a small trefoil floral ornament, the whole enclosed within a double-lobed quatrefoil frame formed by two interlaced Cs — the distinctive Bourbon monogram. The date 1726 appears prominently at the top of the legend, with the mint mark S (Seville) and assayer initials J flanking the left field, and the denomination numeral 8 to the left. The circumferential Latin legend HISPANIARVM REX encircles the design, separated by rosette stops, within a beaded border. |
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| Mintage | 1719 SJ - Cal#183 - 1720 SJ - Cal#184 - 1721 SJ - Cal#185 - 1722 SJ - Cal#186 - 1723 SJ - Cal#187 - 1725 SJ - Cal#188 - 1726 SJ - Cal#189 - 1727 SJ - Cal#190 - 1728 SP - 8/7,P/J,Cal#191 - 1728 SP - Cal#192 - 1729 SP - Cal#193 - |
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Felipe V briefly abdicated in January 1724 in favor of his son Luis I, who died of smallpox just seven months later — forcing Felipe back onto the throne. Coins of this type span that interruption, meaning the issuing authority continued production under the same nominal series while the crown itself changed hands twice in under a year.
Seville's 2nd type distinguishes itself from the 1st by modifications to the cross and shield arrangement introduced around 1718, a response to mounting complaints from colonial merchants about counterfeit macuquinas flooding trade routes from the Americas.