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1684 - 2 Reales Coin Lima Mint

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1684 - 2 Reales Coin Lima Mint (coin front)
1684 - 2 Reales Coin Lima Mint (coin back)
Value
2
Monetary System
Reales
Monetary Type
Collectors Coin
Circulation Date
1684
Legal Tender
No
Material
Silver
Printer / Manufacturer
Lima Coin Mint
Other Details
Hammered coinage with pillar design

This coin was made from silver with the value of 2 Reales in 1684, after Carlos II allowed the reopening of the Mint of Lima by royal decree on the 6th of January 1683.

During the colonial period and until 1857, the coins were minted in silver values from 1 to 8 Reales.

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