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8 Reales Chilpanzingo - Insurgent countermarked coinage
| Uitgever | Congress of Chilpancingo |
|---|---|
| Jaar | 1809-1822 |
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| Vorm | Round |
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| Opschrift voorzijde | FERDIN·VII· DEI·GRATIA |
| Beschrijving keerzijde | The reverse retains the original design of the Spanish colonial host coin, featuring the crowned Royal Arms of Spain at centre, with the quartered castles and lions shield surmounted by a royal crown and flanked by the Pillars of Hercules. The peripheral legend reads HISPAN ET IND REX, with the assayer initials and mint mark partially visible around the lower field. The overall design elements are worn but identifiable, characteristic of heavily circulated milled coinage of the period. |
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| Aanvullende informatie |
The Congress of Chilpancingo, convened by José María Morelos in September 1813, needed coinage to sustain insurgent operations but lacked the infrastructure to mint from scratch. The solution was pragmatic and immediate: countermark existing royalist 8 reales — coins struck under the very crown they were fighting to overthrow — and recirculate them as instruments of the independence movement. The host coins span a wide date range precisely because the insurgents took whatever silver they could find.
Authenticity of the countermark is the central question with this type. Forgeries exist from the period itself, not just modern fabrications.