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2 Reales - Felipe II
| Issuer | Casa de Moneda de Lima |
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| Year | 1568-1570 |
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| Currency | Real (1568-1858) |
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| Obverse description | Central quartered shield displaying the castles of Castile and lions of León in alternating quarters, surmounted by a decorative crown, all within a beaded inner circle. The mint mark 'P' (Lima) appears to the left of the shield. A partial Latin legend runs around the periphery identifying the issuing monarch. |
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| Reverse description | Two crowned Pillars of Hercules flanking a central device, with the assayer mark 'P' above and the denomination numeral 'II' below between two pellets, all above stylized waves representing the sea, within a beaded inner circle. The motto legend 'PLVS VLTRA' is distributed across the field between the pillars, with a partial Latin legend surrounding the outer border. |
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The Lima mint was formally established by royal decree in 1565, making these early Felipe II cob issues among the first silver struck at that facility. Output in the late 1560s was irregular — the mint struggled with assayer accountability, and a series of viceregal inspections during this period were specifically triggered by suspicions of short-weight pieces entering circulation. The assayer responsible for each coin bears legal liability that was occasionally enforced with lethal consequence.