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8 Reales Countermarked coinage
| Issuer | City of Valdivia |
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| Year | 1822 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse description | Countermark applied to the obverse field, depicting a central upright sword or column surmounted by a star-like ornament, flanked on either side by the letters of the monogram 'APDLVA' (Autoridad Provincial De La Villa de Valdivia) arranged around the device. Two additional star or rosette ornaments appear in the field, one to the left and one to the right of the central motif. The design is crudely but boldly struck in the manner typical of emergency or provisional countermark coinage. The reeded edge of the host coin remains visible at the periphery. |
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| Obverse lettering | APDLVA |
| Reverse description | Countermark applied to the reverse field, bearing the denomination and issuing authority in four lines across the coin's surface: '8. R.' at the top, followed by the large bold initials 'V. A.' (Villa de Valdivia / Autoridad) in the centre, and the date '1822.' at the base. The lettering is large, primitive, and hand-punched in the style characteristic of Chilean provincial emergency countermarks of the early republican period. The reeded edge of the host coin remains clearly visible at the periphery. |
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