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8 Reales - Ferdinand VII
| Issuer | Casa de Moneda de Potosí |
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| Year | 1808-1825 |
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| Technique | Milled |
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| Obverse description | Laureate and draped bust of King Ferdinand VII facing right, hair tied at the nape with a ribbon, rendered in the so-called 'imaginary portrait' style characteristic of Potosí coinage of this period. The circumferential legend reads FERDN . VII . DEI . GRATIA . with the date 1822 positioned in the lower exergual area. A fine toothed border frames the entire design. |
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| Obverse lettering | FERDIN . VII . DEI . GRATIA . 1822 (Translation: Ferdinand 7th. by grace of God 1822) |
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| Reverse lettering | HISPAN . ET IND . REX . PTS . 8R . P . J . |
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