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1 Real - Ferdinand VII Proclamation coinage
| Issuer | Guatemala |
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| Year | 1808 |
| Type | Commemorative circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Armored bust of Ferdinand VII facing right, depicted with short curled hair and military dress, occupying the central field. The circumferential legend reads FERDIN · HISP · VII · GUAT · II · in Latin characters, referencing the king's titles. The date 1808 appears in the exergue, flanked by dots. The coin is struck with a beaded border encircling the entire design. |
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| Reverse lettering | ⁕ INTER ⁕ SUSPIRIA ⁕ FIDES ⁕ • 1 R • |
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Ferdinand VII never set foot in the Americas. By the time Guatemala struck proclamation coinage in his name, he was already a prisoner of Napoleon at Valençay, having been maneuvered out of the Spanish throne in May 1808 through the Bayonne abdications. The proclamation pieces were issued by colonial authorities essentially pledging loyalty to a king who no longer controlled his own kingdom.
Medina catalogues this specific type as His#293, distinguishing it from the broader run of Guatemalan proclamation issues across other denominations that same year.