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8 Reales - Philip IV
| Issuer | Casa de Moneda de Potosí (Potosí Mint) |
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| Year | 1652-1667 |
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| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
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| Obverse description | Central quartered shield displaying alternating castles of Castile and lions of León within a double inner circle, divided by a bold cross. The mint mark 'P' appears to the left of the cross and the assayer's initial 'E' to the right, with the date below the shield. A beaded inner border separates the central design from the outer legend. The surrounding Latin legend reads PHILIPPVS DEI GRATIA REX, partially visible due to the irregular cob flan, with a crowned 'P' monogram at the top of the legend. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The Pillars of Hercules design occupies the central field, depicting two crowned columns rising from stylized waves, each entwined with a banner bearing the motto PLVS VLTRA in three segments divided by the pillars. The denomination '8' appears prominently between the columns at the top, flanked by the assayer's initial 'E' to the right and the mint mark 'P' to the left. A crowned royal shield is placed between the pillars at centre. The outer Latin legend, partially visible on the irregular flan, reads HISPANIARVM ET INDIARVM REX, enclosed within a beaded border. |
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