8 Reales - Macuquina - Philip V Replica

Issuer	Mexico City Mint
Year	1733
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Obverse description	Central field displays the crowned Royal Arms of Castile and León, rendered in the cob (macuquina) style with the characteristic quartered shield showing castles and lions. The shield is flanked by the pillars of Hercules with crowns. The peripheral legend in Latin reads PHILIPPVS V DEI G, accompanied by the date 1733 and the Mexico City mint mark Mo with assayer initial F and denomination 8, all separated by ornamental rosette devices. The flan is irregular in shape, consistent with the cob coinage tradition, and the overall design reflects the hand-struck appearance reproduced in this modern copper replica.
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Obverse lettering	PHILIPPVS ❀❀ V ❀❀ DEI ❀ G ❀ 1733 ❀ · Mo F 8
Reverse description	Central field features the Jerusalem cross composed of four fleurs-de-lis arranged in a cruciform pattern, enclosed within a quadrilobe or tressure of four crowned lobes, evoking the design of the original macuquina cob coinage. The peripheral legend in Latin reads + HISPANIARVM ET INDIARVM REX, identifying Philip V as King of the Spains and the Indies, separated by ornamental rosette devices. The irregular flan and boldly struck but somewhat crude relief are characteristic of the hand-struck cob coin style that this copper replica reproduces.
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