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8 Reales - Fernando VI
| Issuer | Lima Mint |
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| Year | 1747-1751 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Central Jerusalem cross with elaborate flared terminals dividing the field into four quarters, each alternately charged with the castles of Castile and the lions of León in the traditional Spanish heraldic arrangement. The regnal legend of Fernando VI encircles the design along the periphery. The coin is struck on an irregular cob-style planchet, characteristic of macuquina coinage produced at the Lima Mint during this period. |
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| Reverse description | Two crowned Pillars of Hercules flanking a crowned royal shield displaying the quartered arms of Castile and León, with the denomination '8' prominently struck above and the assayer's initial below. Undulating waves fill the lower field between the pillars, symbolizing the Atlantic Ocean. The motto PLVS VLTRA appears on a ribbon or banner between the pillars. The mint mark and assayer's initial are present in the field. The entire design is struck on the characteristic irregular cob planchet of macuquina coinage. |
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| Mintage | 1747 LV - - 1748 LV - - 1749 LR - - 1750 LR - - 1751 LR - - |
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