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Description:
Obverse
Jerusalem Cross, with distinct Lima style castles and Lions, and crown above inside a border of round dots.
Mint mark Left. Assayer right.
Reverse
Monogramed name of King Ferdinand VI. ( Ferdinandvs VI ) with date below. Mint mark left, assayer right. Circled with standard round dotted border.
The legend, rarely visible on 1/2 reales, can vary greatly as to how it is written and what side it may appear on either side of the coin as:
When visible, it would be a varient of:
FERNANDVS VI.DG. REX. YNDIARVM - LIMA .ANO. 1747 -
And may be rendered in shorter abbreviations and variations that fit the small die set.
Scarcer issues. Last type of 1/2 real cob issued from Lima Mint, 1747-1752.
Assayers: "V" Jose de Vargas y Flor 1747-1749
"R" Jose Rodriguez de Carassa 1749-1752
1749 "V" is very rare.
Distinctly different monogram type than Potosi, thus confused between the two types should be easy. Potosi's monogram is simply rendered as FDI ( with leg at base of F, and V inside the D, with as S often over the monogram in large bold lettering) vs jumbled Lima monogram that appears as RDS, or FDS in smaller lettering.
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