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8 Reales - Ferdinand VII Countermark on Peru 8 Reales
| Issuer | Spanish Colonial Philippines |
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| Year | 1832-1834 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse description | The obverse displays the host coin's design: a standing allegorical figure of Liberty facing slightly left, robed in classical drapery, holding a staff surmounted by a Phrygian cap in her right hand and resting her left hand upon a large oval shield. A prominent Philippine countermark — consisting of the crowned castle and lion arms of Ferdinand VII within a dotted circular punch — has been applied to the central field over the figure's body. The surrounding legend reads FIRME Y FELIZ POR LA UNION, with LIBERTAD completing the inscription, all within a beaded border. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The reverse of the host Peruvian 8 Reales presents the national arms of Peru: a quartered shield depicting a vicuña in the upper left canton, a cinchona tree in the upper right, and a cornucopia in the lower half, all enclosed within a wreath of laurel and palm branches tied at the base. A floral spray crowns the shield at the top. The circular legend REPUB • PERUANA • CUZCO • 8R • G • surrounds the design, with the date 1829 displayed in the exergue below the wreath, all within a beaded border. |
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