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1 Real - Felipe V
| Issuer | Casa de Moneda de Santa Fe de Bogotá |
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| Year | 1702-1732 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Reverse description | Two crowned Pillars of Hercules flanking the motto PLVS SVL TRA (rendered as PLVS / SVL / TRA across three lines in the central field), symbolizing the Spanish Empire's reach beyond the known world. A wreath or partial laurel border frames the upper portion of the design, while two wavy lines representing the sea appear in the lower field below the pillars. Denomination and partial legends are visible on either side of the pillars, consistent with standard colonial macuquina type of the period. |
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| Mintage | ND (1702-1714) - KM#B15.1 - 1721 A - KM#B15.2 - 1722 A - KM#B15.2 - ND (1722-1732) S - KM#B15.2 - |
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Felipe V inherited the Spanish throne in 1700 through the will of the childless Carlos II, triggering the War of the Spanish Succession and nearly a decade of European conflict over whether a Bourbon would control Spain's vast colonial minting apparatus. The Santa Fe de Bogotá mint, operating under the New Kingdom of Granada, continued striking cob-style macuquina coinage throughout this period — a medieval production method already considered archaic by European standards but retained for its speed and silver throughput.
The assayer's initial on these pieces is the primary tool for narrowing the date range within the 1702–1732 window.