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8 Reales - Ferdinand VII Countermark on Mexico 8 Reales
| Issuer | Philippines |
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| Year | 1832-1834 |
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| Diameter | 39 mm |
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| Obverse description | The obverse displays the host coin's central design of a Phrygian (Liberty) cap set upon a staff and surrounded by radiating sunrays filling the field, as struck at the Mexico City Mint for the early Mexican Republic. A Philippine royal countermark bearing the crowned cypher of Ferdinand VII ('F.7.o') has been applied to validate the coin for circulation in the Philippines. The legend encircling the central device records the denomination, mint date, assayer initials, and fineness, reading along the lower arc of the field. |
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| Obverse lettering | F. 7. o LIBERTAD * 8R • Do • 1824 • R • L • 10Ds • 20Gs • (Translation: Liberty.) |
| Reverse description | The reverse presents the Mexican national coat of arms, depicting a Mexican golden eagle perched on a prickly pear cactus rising from a rocky islet amid water, with the eagle's head turned to the left and devouring a serpent grasped in its beak and talons. The central device is encircled by a wreath of laurel and oak branches tied at the base. The legend REPUBLICA MEXICANA arcs across the upper field within a toothed inner border. |
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