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OBVERSE: Shield of Arms of Castile and León, flanked by assayer letters (MF) and denomination numeral (8).
Latin Legend:* PHILIP . V. D . G . HISPAN . ET IND . REX *
Expanded: PHILIP V DEI GRATIA HISPANIARUM ET INDIARUM REX
Translation: "PHILIP V by the Grace of God, King of the Spains and the Indies".
REVERSE: Crowned hemispheres, set on Gibraltar, between crowned and banner-entwined Pillars of Hercules labeled "PLUS" & "ULTRA" (More Beyond).
Latin Legend: VTRAQUE VNUM * Mo * 1734 * Mo *
Translation: "Both are One" (the old and the new world)