Catalog
8 Reales - Felipe II
| Issuer | Casa de Moneda de México (Mexico City Mint) |
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| Year | 1556-1598 |
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| Currency | Real (1535-1897) |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
| Obverse lettering | PHILIPPVS II DEI GRATIA |
| Reverse description | The reverse displays a bold Jerusalem cross with splayed, floriated terminals occupying the central field, dividing the design into four quadrants, each containing alternating castles (towers) and lions rampant — the heraldic emblems of Castile and León respectively. The denomination numeral '8' appears to the upper left of the cross, with the assayer's initial and the Mo (Mexico) mint mark flanking the cross. The partial legend HISPANIARVM ET INDIARVM REX encircles the design in Latin script, though, as is typical of cob coinage, much of the legend falls beyond the irregular flan edge. The overall strike exhibits the characteristic uneven surface and irregular outline of hammered macuquina production from the Mexico City Mint during the reign of Philip II. |
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