![Spanish Empire, Royalist 8 Reales, 1811 Ca RP, Chihuahua [WC-531] - Image 2](https://colonialcoins.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/WC-531-1.jpg)
Description
Spanish Empire, Viceroyalty of New Spain, Royalist Coinage, Silver Cast & Counter-stamped Eight Reales (24.92g, 41mm), 1811 CA RP, Chihuahua mint, in the name and image of King Ferdinand VII of the House of Bourbon. Obverse: Laureate and draped bust of King Ferdinand VII facing to right, date below, legend surrounds, “FERDIN· VII· DEI· GRATIA·”, counterstamps “T” and ‘crowned Pillars of Hercules’ to field. Reverse: Royal Coat of Arms of the Kingdom of Spain, Pillars of Hercules type (1700-1868), legend terminating with the mintmark, denomination and assayer’s initials surrounds, “[·HISPAN· ET] IND· REX·”. KM-123. A very rare type and dated 1811 therefore cast by royalists during the interregnum of King Ferdinand VII and the start of the Mexican War of Independence, in typical state due to the manufacturing of this type, counterstamps clear, bust soft in appearance but clear as well, ‘Very Fine’ for type, scarce.
The Latin legend spanning over both the obverse and reverse is the royal titulature of King Ferdinand VII and reads unabridged as “Ferdinandus Septimus, Deī grātiā, Hispāniae et Indiae rēx”, with an English translation of “Ferdinand the seventh, by the grace of God, King of Spain and the Indies”.
