1808, Mexico, Ferdinand VII. Medallic Silver 8-Reales Proclamation Coin. Prooflike!
Mint Year: 1808 Mint Place. Mexico Reference: Fonrobert-6478, Herrera-32, Medina-318, Grove-F13, KM-Q68. Denomination: Medallic 8 Reales - Proclamation in Mexico, on 16th of August, 1808. Condition: Minimal mint-made planchet-imperfections, improperly cleaned/brushed (faint hairlines in obverse fields), otherwise a prooflike AU-UNC with nice details! Material: Silver (.903) Weight: 26.97gm Diameter: 39mm
Obverse: Crowed coat-of-arms of the Kingdom of Spain. Legend around. All within border of large pellets. Legend: FERNANDO VII . REY DE ESPANA . Y DE LAS YNDIAS . Translation: "Ferdinand VII, King of Spain, and the Indies."
Reverse: Inscription in five lines within wreath. All within border of large pellets. Legend: PROCLAMA / DO EN MEXICO / A 13 . DE AGOST ° / DEL ANO DE / * 1808 * Translation: "Proclamation in Mexico, on 13th of August, of the year of 1808."
Ferdinand VII (October 14, 1784 - September 29, 1833) was King of Spain from 1813 to 1833.
The eldest son of Charles IV, king of Spain, and of his wife Maria Louisa of Parma, he was born in the vast palace of El Escorial near Madrid.