Page 14 - SAMPLE Coins of POTOSI - Colonial Period

POTOSÍ • 8 Reales 1773 - 1789

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Silver coin of 8 REALES minted by POTOSI Mint
House under the rule of CARLOS III (1759 - 1788).
Obverse: bust of the King, his name and date.
Reverse: Spain shield, Potosi mint monogram
PTS, denomination, initials of the assayers.

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