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8 Reales Pattern strike
| Issuer | Mexico |
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| Year | 1840 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Mintage | 1840 Do OMC |
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Pattern coinage from Mexican mints in the late 1830s and early 1840s frequently explored alternative compositions as the young republic struggled to stabilize its monetary system following independence. This piece in silver-plated bronze almost certainly represents a cost-reduction trial — silver supplies fluctuated sharply during this period due to disrupted mining output and ongoing political instability under the rotating governments preceding Santa Anna's consolidation of power.
KM#Pn59 is one of several pattern variants from this year. Surviving examples are rare by nature — pattern strikes were produced in minimal quantities for official examination and rarely escaped treasury archives.