Spanish eight reales from Mexico with countermarks Soemenep and 235
Also known as: Spaanse acht reaal uit Mexico met kloppen Soemenep en 235
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1732 - 1819
Silver coin in crude rectangular shape. Obverse: crowned Spanish coat of arms. Date in circumscription. Reverse: in a polyfoil cross with coats of arms of Castile and León in the angles.
On ends two countermarks: Soemenep and 235 [=A.H. 1235=1819]. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-4357; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique casting; measurements diameter 3.4 cm x weight 26.83 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
- casting
- Dimensions
- diameter 3,4 cm x gewicht (eigenschap) 26,83 g · diameter 3.4 cm x weight 26.83 g
- Measurements
- diameter 3.4 cm x weight 26.83 g
Design
- Obverse
- crowned Spanish coat of arms. Date in circumscription.
- Reverse
- in a polyfoil cross with coats of arms of Castile and León in the angles. On ends two countermarks: Soemenep and 235 [=A.H. 1235=1819]
Identification
- Original title
- Spaanse acht reaal uit Mexico met kloppen Soemenep en 235
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- KOG-MP-1-4357
- Museum classification
- acht reaal · coin
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