Catalog
See full images - free registration
Continue with Google - no registration!
or register with email
Why register? Just to keep bots out of our catalog. Your email stays private - we will never share it or send you anything uninvited. We guarantee you that!
8 Soles
| Issuer | Republic of Bolivia (Potosí Mint) |
|---|---|
| Year | 1852-1856 |
| Type | Log in to see details |
| Value | Log in to see details |
| Currency | Log in to see details |
| Composition | Log in to see details |
| Weight | Log in to see details |
| Diameter | 38 mm |
| Thickness | Log in to see details |
| Shape | Log in to see details |
| Technique | Log in to see details |
| Orientation | Log in to see details |
| Engraver(s) | Log in to see details |
| In circulation to | Log in to see details |
| Reference(s) | Log in to see details |
| Obverse description | Log in to see details |
|---|---|
| Obverse script | Log in to see details |
| Obverse lettering | REPUBLICA BOLIVIANA · PTS · 8S · 1855 · M · J · |
| Reverse description | Log in to see details |
| Reverse script | Log in to see details |
| Reverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Edge | Log in to see details |
| Mint | Log in to see details |
| Mintage | 1852 FM - KM#112.1 - 1853 FP - KM#112.1 - 1854 M - KM#112.1 - 1854 MJ - KM#112.2 ball-top 5 - 1854 MJ - KM#112.2 small S - 1855 MJ - KM#112.1 - 1856 FJ - KM#112.2 - |
| Additional information |
Bolivia's Potosí mint had been striking silver coinage almost continuously since 1574, but by the 1850s the facility was caught between an exhausted local silver supply and the political instability following independence. The 8 Soles series of this period emerged from a monetary environment in which the government was actively debasing coinage for fiscal relief — the .903 fineness here already reflects a step down from earlier republican standards.
Potosí pieces from these years are frequently encountered with pronounced die clashing and uneven planchet preparation, a known production problem tied to deteriorating equipment at the mint rather than any individual striking failure.