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8 Reales - Ferdinand VII Countermark on Brazil 960 Reis
| Issuer | Philippines |
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| Year | 1832-1834 |
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| Value | 8 Reals |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse lettering | JOANNES · D · G · PORT · P · REGENS · ET · BRAS · D · 18 15 · 960 · (Translation: John, by the Grace of God, Prince Regent of Portugal and Lord of Brazil.) |
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The Philippines lacked a functioning mint through much of the early nineteenth century, leaving colonial administrators dependent on foreign silver to meet local demand. Spanish authorities solved the problem pragmatically: Brazilian 960 Reis pieces — themselves struck on cob-flattened Spanish colonial 8 Reales blanks — were counterstamped with the royal cipher and castle mark to circulate as official Philippine currency. The result is a coin that passed through three monetary systems before reaching a Spanish colonial market.
The counterstamp application was notoriously inconsistent, and many examples show poorly centered or partially struck host coins beneath the applied marks. KM#52 specimens vary considerably in underlying type quality.