Peso or eight reales from the Republic of Mexico, 1862, with two sinograms countermarked on the obverse and reverse
Also known as: Peso of acht reaal uit de republiek Mexico,1862, waarbij op de voorzijde en keerzijde twee sinogrammen zijn ingestempeld
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1862 - 1900
Silver coin. Obverse: eagle standing on branches, looking back to the right. Reverse: liberty cap surrounded by rays. In lower inscription value designation: 8 R and year. Reeded edge. Two sinograms with the name of a Chinese merchant house are countermarked on the obverse and reverse as a guarantee of authenticity. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-4279; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 3.8 cm x weight 26.93 g. Description translated from the museum's Dutch catalogue text; details are those of this museum object, and how far it represents a wider type has not been independently verified.
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- silver (metal)
- Technique
- striking (metalworking)
- Measurements
- diameter 3.8 cm x weight 26.93 g
Design
- Obverse
- eagle standing on branches, looking back to the right.
- Reverse
- liberty cap surrounded by rays. In lower inscription value designation: 8 R and year. Reeded edge. Two sinograms with the name of a Chinese merchant house are countermarked on the obverse and reverse as a guarantee of authenticity.
Identification
- Original title
- Peso of acht reaal uit de republiek Mexico,1862, waarbij op de voorzijde en keerzijde twee sinogrammen zijn ingestempeld
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- KOG-MP-1-4279
- Museum classification
- coin
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- Mint or printer mark
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