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8 Scudos
| Issuer | Bolivia |
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| Year | 1851 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Central field features the Bolivian national coat of arms depicting a triangular mountain landscape with a radiant sun rising behind the peak, a llama standing to the left, and a leafy branch to the right, all resting on a broad horizontal base. The circular legend REPUBLICA BOLIVIANA arcs around the upper portion of the field, while the denomination 8E, the date 1851, and the assayer initials M·F are inscribed in the lower segment, separated by a row of five-pointed stars. Two raised dots flank the legend at the sides, and the whole design is enclosed within a toothed or reeded border. |
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| Obverse lettering | REPUBLICA BOLIVIANA · PTS · 8E · 1851 · M · F · |
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Bolivia's 8 escudo gold coinage of this period was produced at the Potosí mint, operating on silver wealth that had largely dried up by mid-century. The 1851 issue falls within a politically turbulent stretch following the dissolution of the Peru-Bolivian Confederation — the country had cycled through multiple heads of state in the decade prior, and mint administration reflected that instability in inconsistent output.
KM#110 is among the final emissions of the traditional Spanish colonial-derived escudo standard before Bolivia transitioned to decimal coinage in 1864.