Page 10 - SAMPLE Coins of POTOSI - Colonial Period

POTOSÍ • 8 Reales 1700 - 1724

FELIPE V • HEART Cob S

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Silver coin of 8 REALES “HEART-shaped” cob type minted
by POTOSI Mint House under the rule of FELIPE V (1700 - 1724).
This coin in heart-shaped design appears for the
first time at the beginning of the reign of Felipe V.
Not found official documentation txplaining with certainty

Plate 24 its origin, although some people attribute it to religious reasons. Museum Co ®