| Issuer | Peru |
| Year | 1747-1751 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
| Value | 1/2 Real |
| Currency | Real (1568-1858) |
| Composition | Silver (.917) |
| Weight | 2 g |
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| Shape and Technique | Cob |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Reference(s) | KM#41 |
| Obverse description | Jerusalem Cross, with distinct Lima style castles and Lions, and crown above inside a border of round dots. Mint mark Left. Assayer right. |
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| Reverse description | Monogramed name of King Ferdinand VI. (Ferdinandvs VI) with date below. Mint mark left, assayer right. Circled with standard round dotted border. The legend, rarely visible on 1/2 reales, can vary greatly as to how it is written and what side it may appear on either side of the coin as: When visible, it would be a varient of: FERNANDVS VI.DG. REX. YNDIARVM - LIMA .ANO. 1747 - And may be rendered in shorter abbreviations and variations that fit the small die set. Scarcer issues. Last type of 1/2 real cob issued from Lima Mint, 1747-1752. Assayers: `V` Jose de Vargas y Flor 1747-1749 `R` Jose Rodriguez de Carassa 1749-1752 1749 `V` is very rare. Distinctly different monogram type than Potosi, thus confused between the two types should be easy. Potosi`s monogram is simply rendered as FDI (with leg at base of F, and V inside the D, with as S often over the monogram in large bold lettering) vs jumbled Lima monogram that appears as RDS, or FDS in smaller lettering. |
| Reverse script | |
| Reverse lettering | FERNANDVS VI.DG. REX. YNDIARVM - LIMA .ANO.
1747 (Translation: Ferdinand VI King of Spain and the Indies, by the grace of god. Lima. Year. 1747.) |
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| Mint | |
| Mintage | 1747 L - Assayer: `V` Jose de Vargas y Flor - 1748 L - Assayer: `V` Jose de Vargas y Flor - 1749 L - Assayer: `R` Jose Rodiguez de Carassa - 1749 L - Assayer: `V` Jose de Vargas y Flor - 1750 L - Assayer: `R` Jose Rodiguez de Carassa - 1751 L - Assayer: `R` Jose Rodiguez de Carassa - 1751 L - Assayer: `R` Jose Rodiguez de Carassa - |
| Catalog ID | 7977689540 |
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