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8 Reales - Ferdinand VII Countermark on Peru 8 Reales
| Uitgever | Spanish Colonial Philippines |
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| Jaar | 1832-1834 |
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| Oriëntatie | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
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| Schrift voorzijde | Latin |
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| Beschrijving keerzijde | 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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| Aanvullende informatie |
The Philippines in the early 1830s faced a chronic shortage of verified coinage circulating alongside quantities of debased and counterfeit Spanish American silver. The colonial treasury's solution was to apply an official counterstamp to authenticated 8 reales struck at Lima, certifying their acceptance for local transactions. The host coins were Peruvian issues from the newly independent republic — a pointed administrative irony, given that Spain was still formally refusing to recognize Peruvian independence at the time.
The countermarking operation ran only briefly before the Manila mint began producing its own verified coinage, making the counterstamped pieces a product of genuine fiscal emergency rather than any long-term policy.