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8 Reales - Felipe II
| Issuer | Casa de Moneda de México (Mexico City Mint) |
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| Year | 1556-1598 |
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| Value | 8 Reales |
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| Obverse description | Central device features the quartered Royal Arms of Castile and León within a shield, displaying alternating castles and lions in the four quadrants, with a pomegranate at the base, all set within an elaborately bordered frame. The irregular, flan-shaped planchet, characteristic of cob coinage, results in a partially visible legend around the periphery. The legend PHILIPPVS II DEI GRATIA runs along the outer border in Latin script, though portions are typically off-flan due to the nature of macuquina (cob) production. The strike is bold at center, with the heraldic detail of the shield rendered in the distinctive flat, high-relief style of mid-16th-century Spanish colonial die engraving. The assayer's initial and mint mark appear adjacent to the shield. |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
| Reverse lettering | HISPANIARVM ET INDIARVM REX |
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