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8 Reales - Ferdinand VII Countermark on Mexico 8 Reales
| Issuer | Manila Mint (Spanish Colonial Philippines) |
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| Year | 1828 |
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| Value | 8 Reals |
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| Obverse description | The obverse displays the Manila countermark applied over the original Mexican 8 Reales host coin, featuring a crowned quartered shield bearing the castles of Castile and lions of León at center, surrounded by radiating sun rays emanating outward toward the periphery. The crowned arms serve as the principal device of the countermark, validating the coin for circulation in the Philippines under Ferdinand VII. The circular legend HABILITADO POR EL REY N.S.D. FERN VII is inscribed around the periphery in Latin script, attesting to the royal authorization. The underlying host coin's original design elements are visible beneath the impressed countermark, evidencing the nature of this overstruck emergency issue. |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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| Mintage | 1828 - Host coin 1824-1828. |
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