Issuing authority
Spanish Empire
Spanish monarchy and its colonial mints, issuers of the eight-real silver coinage.
- Kind
- empire
- Region
- Iberia and the Americas, Europe
- Recorded period
- 1492 – 1898
Colonial mints in Mexico, Potosi and Lima issued under Spanish authority; entries stay under the empire, not modern successor states.
Objects are filed under the historical authority that actually issued or made them. A recorded period comes from the issuer's own reference description and is left blank where no source states it.
Published entries
28
Individual types and documented families
With photographs
100%
28 with a credited real-object photo
Dated span
1506 – 1896
27 entries with their own date
Verified or well documented
0
Highest two confidence levels
Catalogue entries (28)
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Joe deSousa
modern coins
Spanish Colonial Eight Reales
16th–19th century
The Spanish colonial eight reales, widely known as the Spanish dollar, peso, or piece of eight, was a large silver denomination issued under Spanish royal authority across its New World empire. Struck following the extensive exploitation of silver deposits in Mexico, Peru, and Bolivia, pieces were produced at coloni…
Partial type record
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Escudo from Spain of Joanna and Charles (V)
1506 - 1516
Gold coin. Obverse: crowned composite coat of arms with the cross of Jerusalem in the upper right quadrant. To the right of the coat of arms a letter S [=Seville]. Inscription: IOANNA ET KAROLVS RE. Reverse: within a quatrefoil decorated with four-leaf clovers, an equilateral short footed cross. The Rijksmuseum, Ams…
Partial type record
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Utrecht one-fifth Philipsdaalder of Philip II, 1571
1571
Silver coin. Obverse: crowned Spanish-Burgundian coat of arms on a ragged cross between two firesteels. Reverse: portrait of Philip II facing right, below which the date and mint mark. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-1792; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique stri…
Partial type record
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Coins from the wreck of the East Indiaman 't Vliegend Hart, wrecked in 1735
c. 1700 - c. 1735
These were originally 4 coins, encased in a thick layer of corrosion. During electrolysis one fell apart. It is South American silver currency, reales. They are more or less square and flat and were once clipped by hand. On one side a representation of a cross can be seen, on the other side the coat of arms of the K…
Partial type record
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Four reales, struck in Lima, coin from the wreck of the East Indiaman 't Vliegend Hart
1700 - 1734
Worn coin, struck on an irregular flan. Obverse: pillars of Hercules, standing in waves; between pillars: inscription in three lines; upper line, from left to right (not visible) mint mark, numeral 4, (not visible) assayer's initial; middle line: Habsburg motto; lower line from left to right: (not visible) assayer's…
Partial type record
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Piece of eight, struck in Potosí, coin from the wreck of the East Indiaman 't Vliegend Hart
1700 - 1710
Worn silver coin, struck twice on an irregular flan. Obverse: Pillars of Hercules, standing in waves; between the pillars: inscription in three lines; upper line, from left to right: (not visible) mint mark P, numeral 8, (not visible) assayer's mark; middle line: Habsburg motto; bottom line from left to right: (not…
Partial type record
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Real from Peru of Philip V, 1707
1707
Silver coin from a rough flan. Obverse: within a quatrefoil, an equilateral cross crosslet with alternatingly a castle and a lion in the angles. Reverse: between two columns rising from the sea, topped with decoration, in three lines: value designation: I, inscription, and year: 707. In between, twice mint mark: LM…
Partial type record
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Twenty stuivers, emergency coin from Lille, 1708
1708
Copper emergency coin. Obverse: richly ornamented crowned coat of arms of Marshal De Boufflers, defender of the city, on a cross of ragged staffs. Reverse: on one line, value indication XX S. Below, four-line inscription, below which is the year. Milled edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1…
Partial type record
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Double oord from Namur of Philip V, 1709
1709
Copper coin. Obverse: portrait of Philip V facing right. Lion beneath portrait. Reverse: crowned composite coat of arms between value indication. Year around crown. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-2434; its record gives material recorded as copper (metal); technique striking (metalworking);…
Partial type record
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Spain, King Philip V, double real, 1722
1722
Silver coin. Obverse: crowned composite coat of arms. To its right, denomination: II; to its left, aqueduct [= Segovia]. Reverse: within polylobe a short cross with alternating lion [= León] and castle [= Castile] in the angles. Date at the top in circumscription. Plain edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this o…
Partial type record
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
The Balearic Islands, Spain, King Philip V (IV in Mallorca), treseta de cobre or 6 dineros, 1722
1722
Copper coin. Obverse: portrait of the king facing left. To the right thereof value indication, 6. Date at the top in the legend. Reverse: crowned Spanish coat of arms. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-3523; its record gives material recorded as copper (metal); technique striking (metalworkin…
Partial type record
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
½ real from Mexico of King Philip V, 1736
1736
Silver coin. Obverse: crowned composite coat of arms. Reverse: between two crowned columns rising from the sea, around which is a scroll with an inscription, two interlocking globes surmounted by a crown. Date at the bottom in the legend. To the left of it, mint mark: Mo. and to the right of it, denomination mark: M…
Partial type record
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Double real from Mexico of King Philip V, 1741
1741
Silver coin. Obverse: crowned composite coat of arms with to its right value indication: 2 and to its left letter R. Reverse: between two crowned columns rising from the sea, bearing a scroll with inscription, two interlocking globes, surmounted by a crown. Year at the bottom in legend. To the left of it mint mark:…
Partial type record
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Bolivia, Ferdinand VI, real, 1756
1756
Silver coin struck on a rough blank. Obverse: within a quatrefoil an equilateral cross potent with a castle and a lion alternating in the corners. Reverse: between two decorated pillars rising from the sea, in three lines value indication: "I", inscription and year: "756". Between these, two mint mark indications: "…
Partial type record
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Real from Bolivia of Ferdinand VI, 1759
1759
Silver coin struck on a rough flan. Obverse: within a quatrefoil, an equilateral cross potent with a castle and a lion alternating in the angles. Reverse: between two columns rising from the sea, adorned with decoration, in three lines value indication: I, inscription and date: 759. Between them twice the mint mark:…
Partial type record
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Spain, King Charles III, four reales, 1761
1761
Silver coin. Obverse: crowned composite coat of arms. To its right, value indication: 4, to its left, letter S [= Seville]. Reverse: within a polylobe, a short cross with alternating lion [= León] and castle [= Castile] in the corners. Date at the top in inscription. Floral rim. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds thi…
Partial type record
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Bolivia, Charles III, real, 1767
1767
Silver coin struck on a rough blank. Obverse: within a quatrefoil an equilateral cross potent with a castle and a lion alternating in the corners. Reverse: between two decorated pillars rising from the sea, in three lines value indication: "I", inscription and year: "759". Between these, two mint mark indications: "…
Partial type record
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Real from Peru of Charles III, 1770
1770
Silver coin. Obverse: crowned Spanish coat of arms between value indication "R I". Reverse: between two crowned pillars rising from the sea, two globes surmounted by a crown. Year at the bottom. To the left of it, mint mark indication: "LM" [= Lima]. Flowered edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KO…
Partial type record
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Piece of eight of Charles IV, King of Spain, struck in Mexico
1795
Silver coin. Obverse: bust of a man with laurel wreath facing right within legend. Reverse: crowned coat of arms between the Pillars of Hercules, entwined with a pennant with inscription within legend. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-ZN-115; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); t…
Partial type record
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Double real from Guatemala of King Charles IV, 1799
1799
Silver coin. Obverse: laureate head of the king facing right. Year at the bottom. Reverse: between two columns rising from the sea, bearing a scroll with inscription, crowned composite coat of arms. Mint mark: NG [=Nueva Guatemala] and value indication: 2R in legend. Decorated edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds…
Partial type record
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Nicaragua, King Charles IV, 1/4 real, 1799
1799
Silver coin. Obverse: castle between mint mark N [= Nicaragua] and value mark 1/4. Year at the bottom. Reverse: crowned rampant lion facing left. Plain edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-5236; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measur…
Partial type record
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Peru, King Ferdinand VII, 1/4 real, 1820
1820
Silver coin. Obverse: between mint mark: L [=Lima] and value indication: 1/4, a castle. Year at the bottom. Reverse: crowned lion rampant facing left. Plain edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-5338A; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique striking (metalworking);…
Partial type record
National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution
modern coins
Spanish Silver Dollar, 1821
1821
Museum specimen in the Smithsonian National Numismatic Collection (1992.0121.0181), dated 1821, place made: Mexico. Museum record — Object name in the museum record: coin. Maker or mint: Ferdinand VII King of Spain. Materials: silver (overall metal); struck (overall production method); overall:.2 cm x 4 cm; 3/32 in…
Partial type record
Philippine Postal Corporation
stamps
Philippines postage stamps
from 1854
Philippines postage stamps comprise postal issues released across the Spanish colonial era, the revolutionary period, the United States administration, and later governance. Adhesive stamps were introduced following an order on 7 December 1853 by Spanish Governor-General Antonio de Urbiztondo, establishing prepaid p…
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Entries by catalogue category
- Modern World Coins23
- Banknotes4
- Postage Stamps1
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Dated entries by century
- 16th century2
- 17th century3
- 18th century15
- 19th century7
Only the 27 entries carrying their own date to within about 150 years are counted, by the earliest year given. These are catalogue holdings, not production totals.
Materials recorded in the physical descriptions
- Silver19
- Copper3
- Paper3
- Gold1
An entry made of several materials is counted once under each. Materials are counted only where the description states them.
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