8 Reales - Fernando VII Colonial Milled Coinage

€38,094.00
IssuerPeru
Year1811-1824
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value8 Reales
CurrencyReal (1568-1858)
CompositionSilver (.896)
Weight27.0674 g
Dimensions39 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound
Milled
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) KM#117
Obverse descriptionNOTE: A small number of `Peru Libre` 8 Reales were directly overstruck with colonial dies of Ferdinand VII when Royalist forces, under General Cantarac, recaptured Lima. These are listed as KM#117.3.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringFERDIN . VII . DEI . GRATIA . 1824 .
Reverse descriptionCoat of arms of the Kingdom of Spain, crowned surrounded by two pillars
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringHISPAN . ET IND . REX . CUZ . 8R . G .
EdgeChain link effect
Mint
Mintage1811 LIMAE JP - KM#117.1 (Lima Mint) -
1812 LIMAE JP - KM#117.1 (Lima Mint) - 3 800 000
1813 LIMAE JP - KM#117.1 (Lima Mint) - 4 033 000
1814 LIMAE JP - KM#117.1 (Lima Mint) - 3 599 000
1815 LIMAE JP - KM#117.1 (Lima Mint) - 3 642 000
1816 LIMAE JP - KM#117.1 (Lima Mint) -
1817 LIMAE - KM#117.1 (Lima Mint) -
1818 LIMAE JP - KM#117.1 (Lima Mint) -
1819 LIMAE JP - KM#117.1 (Lima Mint) - 3 139 000
1820 LIMAE JP - KM#117.1 (Lima Mint) -
1821 LIMAE JP - KM#117.1 (Lima Mint) -
1823 LIMAE JP - KM#117.1 (Lima Mint) -
1823 LIMAE JP - KM#117.3 (struck over Republican Provisional 8 Reales, KM#136) -
1824 CUZCO G - KM#117.2 (Cuzco Mint) overpunch variety exists -
1824 CUZCO T - KM#117.2 (Cuzco Mint) overpunch variety exists -
1824 LIMAE JM - KM#117.1 (Lima Mint) -
Catalog ID9033900760
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