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8 Reales - Fernando VII Guanajuato - Royalist Coinage
| Issuer | Royal Mint of Guanajuato (Casa de Moneda de Guanajuato) |
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| Year | 1812-1822 |
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| Weight | 27.07 g |
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| Obverse lettering | FERDIN•VII•DEI•GRATIA •1813• (Translation: Fernando 7th by the grace of God) |
| Reverse description | The crowned quartered arms of Castile and León occupy the central field, flanked on either side by the Pillars of Hercules, each pillar wound with a banner bearing the motto PLUS ULTRA. The royal crown surmounts the shield, and the overall composition is enclosed by an inner beaded border with a prominent outer cable or rope border visible along the upper rim. The circumferential legend reads •HISPAN•ET IND•REX•Go•8R•J•J•, identifying the issuing authority, mint, denomination, and assayers. |
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The Guanajuato mint began striking royalist coinage in 1812 under urgent circumstances — insurgent forces led by Hidalgo and later Morelos had disrupted silver supply chains and threatened the crown's ability to maintain a functioning monetary system in New Spain. Guanajuato itself had been the site of the Alhóndiga de Granaditas massacre in 1810, making its subsequent royalist mint output something of a political statement as much as an economic necessity.
Dies cut at Guanajuato during this period were often hastily prepared, and the resulting strikes are notoriously inconsistent. Planchet quality varies sharply across the 1812–1822 run.