Katalog
| Emittent | Provisional Government of Valdivia |
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| Jahr | 1822 |
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| Ausrichtung | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
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| Aversbeschreibung | Plain field bearing three lines of incuse Latin lettering arranged vertically within a toothed or serrated inner border. The uppermost line reads '8.R.' denoting the denomination of eight reales, the central line bears the mintmark monogram 'V·A' for Valdivia, and the lower line presents the date '1822'. The design is of a primitive, emergency issue character, entirely lacking figural imagery, with all elements rendered in bold, deeply cut lettering consistent with a provisional wartime coinage. |
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| Averslegende | Anmelden um Details zu sehen |
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| Prägestätte | Valdivia |
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| Zusätzliche Informationen |
The Provisional Government of Valdivia operated in a state of genuine administrative uncertainty following Chilean independence — Valdivia had only fallen to Lord Cochrane's forces in 1820 after a daring raid, and the region's isolation from Santiago meant local authorities improvised monetary solutions rather than waiting for a national mint policy. Billon at this diameter suggests an emergency issue, the silver content deliberately debased to stretch available metal.
KM#3 is among the rarest of the Chilean provisional coinages. Valdivia's mint activity was short-lived and poorly documented.