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8 Reales - Carlos IV Numeral IIII
| Issuer | Lima Mint (Casa de Moneda de Lima) |
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| Year | 1791-1808 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Laureate and draped bust of King Charles IV of Spain facing right, rendered in the neoclassical portrait style characteristic of late 18th-century Spanish colonial coinage. The king's hair is tied with a ribbon at the back and decorated with a laurel wreath. The legend CAROLUS·IIII·DEI·GRATIA encircles the effigy, reading from the lower left around to the upper right, with the date appearing in the lower exergue flanked by pellets. A toothed border frames the entire design. |
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| Reverse description | The quartered Royal Arms of Spain displayed on a shield at centre, featuring castles for Castile and lions for León in the principal quarters, with a small escutcheon of the Bourbon fleurs-de-lis at the fess point. The crowned shield is flanked on either side by the Pillars of Hercules, each entwined with a banner bearing the motto PLUS ULTRA. The mint mark, assayer initials, and denomination appear to the left of the shield, while the circular legend HISPAN·ET IND·REX·LIMAE reads around the periphery. A toothed border frames the design. |
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| Reverse lettering | ·HISPAN·ET·IND·REX·LIMAE·8·R·JP· |
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