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Maker(s):Ferdinand VI (minted under)
Culture:Spanish; Mexican; Chinese
Title:8 Reales of Ferdinand VI
Date Made:1756
Type:Coin/Numismatic
Materials:Silver
Place Made:North America; Mexico; Mexico City
Measurements:Overall: 1 1/2 in; 3.8 cm (diameter)
Accession Number:  MH 2013.38
Credit Line:Purchase with the Art Acquisition Endowment Fund
Museum Collection:  Mount Holyoke College Art Museum
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Description:
Both sides of the coin exhibit Chinese merchant chop marks used to authenticate the coin while in circulation in Asia.
Obverse: Shield of Castile and León with crown flanked by MM to the left and 8 to the right
Obverse legend: HISPAN.ET IND.REX FERDND.VI.D
Reverse: Central crown over dual globes showing western and eastern hemispheres between crowned and bannered pillars with the legened PLUS and VTRA.
Reverse legend: VTRAQUE VNUM above 1756 flanked by M[exic]O mint mark
Edge: Laural leaf design

Tags:
numismatics

Subjects:
Numismatics

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