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2 Reales - Felipe V
| Issuer | Casa de Moneda de Santa Fe de Bogotá |
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| Year | 1714-1725 |
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| Composition | Silver (.931) |
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| Obverse lettering | PHILIPPVS V DEI GRATIA |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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Felipe V's claim to the Spanish throne triggered the War of the Spanish Succession, and the colonial mints — including Santa Fe de Bogotá — were critical to funding that prolonged conflict. Bogotá's output during this period was modest compared to Lima or Potosí, which makes surviving macuquina coinage from this mint genuinely scarce rather than artificially so.
These cob-style pieces were struck by hand on irregular planchets, and the Santa Fe mint was notorious for inconsistent weight control in this era. Authentication against the Hernández references is advisable, as the type attracts crude contemporary imitations.