Peso or eight reales from the Republic of Mexico, 1863, struck at Real de Catorce, with five sinograms stamped on the obverse and six on the reverse in China
Also known as: Peso of acht reaal uit de republiek Mexico, 1863, geslagen te Real de Catorce, waarbij in China op de voorzijde vijf - en op de keerzijde zes sinogrammen zijn ingestempeld
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1863 - 1900
Silver coin. Obverse: eagle standing on branches, looking back to the right. Reverse: cap of liberty surrounded by rays. In legend at the bottom, value indication: 8 R and date.
Ribbed edge. On the obverse five and on the reverse six sinograms stating the name of a Chinese trading house, as a guarantee of authenticity, are stamped. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-4280; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 3.8 cm x weight 27.14 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)
- Dimensions
- diameter 3,8 cm x gewicht (eigenschap) 27,14 g · diameter 3.8 cm x weight 27.14 g
- Measurements
- diameter 3.8 cm x weight 27.14 g
Design
- Obverse
- eagle standing on branches, looking back to the right.
- Reverse
- cap of liberty surrounded by rays. In legend at the bottom, value indication: 8 R and date. Ribbed edge. On the obverse five and on the reverse six sinograms stating the name of a Chinese trading house, as a guarantee of authenticity, are stamped.
Identification
- Original title
- Peso of acht reaal uit de republiek Mexico, 1863, geslagen te Real de Catorce, waarbij in China op de voorzijde vijf - en op de keerzijde zes sinogrammen zijn ingestempeld
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- KOG-MP-1-4280
- Museum classification
- coin · acht reaal · peso
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