½ Real - Fernando VII Royalist Coinage

½ Real - Fernando VII (Royalist Coinage) - obverse½ Real - Fernando VII (Royalist Coinage) - reverse

© Banco de Mexico

Features

Issuer Municipality of (Mexico) Guadalajara (State of Jalisco)
Type Standard circulation coin
Years 1812-1815
Value ½ Real
Currency Real (1535-1897)
Composition Silver (.903)
Weight 1.69 g
Shape Round
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
74781
References KM# 74.2
Tracy L. Schmidt (editor); 2019. Standard Catalog of World Coins / 2001-Date (14th edition). Krause Publications, Stevens Point, Wisconsin, United States.
And 5 more volumes.

Obverse

King Fernando 7th bust looking right. Surrounded by lettering with date at bottom.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
FERDIN •VII•DEI•GRATIA
•1814•

Translation: Fernando 7th by the grace of God

Reverse

Crowned arms shield flanked by pillars with legend around.

Script: Latin

Lettering: •HISPAN•ET IND•R•GA•M•R•

Translation:
King of Spain and the Indies
Guadalajara MR

Edge

Milled

Comments

Although similar in design to KM#74, these .2 coins were made by Loyalists in their region to show support for the Crown. So the design is but a mere copy of the Mexico City one.

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Date VG F VF XF AU UNC
1812 GA MR
1814 GA MR
1815 GA MR

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