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8 Reales - Carlos IV MVA - Royalist countermark coinage
| Emittent | Mexico |
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| Jahr | 1809-1822 |
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| Nennwert | 8 Reales |
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| Reversbeschreibung | The reverse retains the design of the original host coin, a Spanish colonial pillar dollar type, depicting the two crowned hemispheres flanked by the crowned Pillars of Hercules with waves at their bases, representing the Old and New Worlds. The surrounding legend, partially legible despite heavy wear, reads HISPA[NIARUM ET IND]IND with additional fragmentary inscriptions around the border. The surface shows significant circulation wear and damage consistent with the coin's use as a host for emergency countermark coinage during the Mexican War of Independence. |
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| Rand | Reeded |
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| Zusätzliche Informationen |
During the insurgency period following the 1810 Hidalgo revolt, royalist authorities in New Spain countermarked existing 8 reales coinage to authenticate currency and prevent insurgent-controlled silver from circulating undetected. The MVA mark — associated with the royalist administration — served a verification function in a monetary environment where both sides were issuing or manipulating silver coinage to fund military operations.
The date range spans the entire insurgency through independence in 1821, meaning some pieces received their countermark only months before the royalist cause collapsed entirely.