Catalog
See full images - free registration
Continue with Google - no registration!
or register with email
Why register? Just to keep bots out of our catalog. Your email stays private - we will never share it or send you anything uninvited. We guarantee you that!
8 Reales - Fernando VII Colonial Milled Coinage
| Issuer | Lima Mint (Casa de Moneda de Lima) |
|---|---|
| Year | 1808-1811 |
| Type | Log in to see details |
| Value | 8 Reales |
| Currency | Log in to see details |
| Composition | Log in to see details |
| Weight | Log in to see details |
| Diameter | Log in to see details |
| Thickness | Log in to see details |
| Shape | Log in to see details |
| Technique | Log in to see details |
| Orientation | Log in to see details |
| Engraver(s) | Log in to see details |
| In circulation to | Log in to see details |
| Reference(s) | Log in to see details |
| Obverse description | Laureate and draped bust of Ferdinand VII facing right, rendered in the neoclassical style characteristic of Lima Mint coinage. The king is depicted wearing a laurel wreath and a ribbon tied at the back, with a draped paludamentum at the truncation. The circular Latin legend FERDIN · VII · DEI · GRATIA reads around the periphery, with the date prominently displayed in the lower exergual area. A fine beaded border frames the entire design. |
|---|---|
| Obverse script | Log in to see details |
| Obverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Reverse description | Central quartered arms of Castile and León, comprising castles and lions in the four quarters with the Bourbon escutcheon of fleurs-de-lis on an oval inescutcheon at centre, surmounted by the Spanish royal crown. Flanking the shield are the two Pillars of Hercules, each entwined with a ribbon bearing the motto PLUS ULTRA. The circular Latin legend HISPAN · ET IND · REX reads around the periphery, with the mint mark ME, assayer initials J·P, and denomination 8R positioned to the left of the shield. A beaded border frames the design. |
| Reverse script | Log in to see details |
| Reverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Edge | Milled (reeded) |
| Mint | Log in to see details |
| Mintage | Log in to see details |
| Additional information | Log in to see details |