THE HiISTORY OF SPANISH COLONIAL COINS IN THE NEW WORLD
PERU WAITING FOR FERDIN VII PICTURE
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Coin Details
| Origin/Country: |
PERU 1659-1826 ,1809-1811 |
| Design Description: |
PORTRAIT IMAGINARY BUST, |
| Item Description: |
0.8960 Silver, .7797 oz. ASW, 8R 1811LIMA JP IMAGINED BUST KM# 106.2 |
| Full Grade: |
NGC AU 53 |
| Owner: |
oldgoatsboats |
Owner Comments:
THIS COIN'S PLACE IN HISTORY
A transitional period from 1808 until 1811. King Charles IIII died in 1808 and Lima, rather than continue to use his portrait until a portrait of the new king Ferdinand VII arrived, used an imaginary bust of an Inca soldier with the correct legend, Ferdinand VII, during the period 1808 through part of 1811.
DESCRIPTION:
OBVERSE: The obverse design has an imaginary bust of an Inca soldier and the legend giving the king's name and title as, FERDIN VII DEI GRATIA (Ferdinand VII by the Grace of God) with the date.
REVERSE: The reverse has the two Pillars of Hercules with the motto PLUS VLTRA (More Beyond) on banners flanking the crowned shield of Leon and Castile. The legend reads, HISPAN. ET IND. REX (King of Spain and the Indies) followed by the mintmark (LM) in monogram, the denomination (8) and the assayer's initials (JP-Juan Rodriquez Gutierrez and Pedro Cano). The edge design is comprised of alternating circles and rectangles.