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8 Reales Villa Gran - Insurgent Countermarked coinage
| Issuer | Mexican Insurgents (Villa Gran) |
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| Year | 1809-1822 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Obverse description | Draped laureate bust of King Charles IV facing right, occupying the central field of the coin. The Latin legend CAROLUS IIII DEI GRATIA surrounds the effigy along the periphery. The date 1802 appears in the exergue below the bust. Superimposed on the lower portion of the bust is the oval insurgent countermark of Villa Gran, bearing the incuse legend VILLA GRAN within a beaded border, applied during the Mexican War of Independence to authenticate or validate the coin for insurgent use. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The crowned Royal Arms of Spain occupying the central field, displaying the quartered escutcheon with castles and lions, flanked on either side by the Pillars of Hercules with scrolling banners. The Latin legend HISPAN ET IND R surrounds the shield along the upper and right periphery, while the denomination 8R and mint assayer initials appear to the left. A small countermark or control mark is visible in the lower left field of the reverse. The overall design is characteristic of the Spanish colonial milled coinage produced at New World mints during the reign of Charles IV. |
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