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Spanish-American Ferdinand VI 1746-59 Silver 8 Reales Very Fine-Extremely Fine

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  • The famous Spanish-American Silver 8 Reales, or Piece of Eight.
  • The world’s most trusted trade coin, accepted all over the globe.
  • Circulating extensively in Australia after European settlement in 1788.
  • Listed in the Proclamation of 1800 – Australia’s first official currency system.
  • Issued during the reign of Spanish ruler, King Ferdinand VI (1746-59).
  • Spans a huge 39mm in diameter – offered in Very Fine to Extremely Fine. 

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One of the world’s most famous coin types, naturally associated with the Golden Age of Piracy, shipwrecks and buried treasure, we are delighted to present the 18th century Spanish-American Silver 8 Reales – also known as a Pieces of Eight!

A Spanish coin of huge importance, the Silver 8 Reales was the world’s most trusted international trade coin in the 17th and 18th centuries. Accepted worldwide, the Silver 8 Reales played a key role in Australian history. Indeed, the importance of the coin to the nation’s numismatic heritage can barely be overstated.

As the Silver 8 Reales circulated across the globe, it naturally found its way to Britain’s southern colonial outpost. Starved of currency, the influx of the 8 Reales was vital to the survival of the economy, with its status recognised by inclusion in Governor Philip Gidley King’s Proclamation of 1800. In regulating the values of foreign coins circulating in the years after settlement, King’s Proclamation created Australia’s first currency system, and the 8 Reales was the leading coin of this landmark enactment.

Greatly respected and highly sought after by collectors and history buffs today, the type before you was struck during the reign of the Spanish ruler, King Ferdinand VI (1746-59). Grading from Very Fine to Extremely Fine, we have limited stock available. Click add to cart now!

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Downies Collectables

Spanish-American Ferdinand VI 1746-59 Silver 8 Reales Very Fine-Extremely Fine

$1,095.00 AUD

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One of the world’s most famous coin types, naturally associated with the Golden Age of Piracy, shipwrecks and buried treasure, we are delighted to present the 18th century Spanish-American Silver 8 Reales – also known as a Pieces of Eight!

A Spanish coin of huge importance, the Silver 8 Reales was the world’s most trusted international trade coin in the 17th and 18th centuries. Accepted worldwide, the Silver 8 Reales played a key role in Australian history. Indeed, the importance of the coin to the nation’s numismatic heritage can barely be overstated.

As the Silver 8 Reales circulated across the globe, it naturally found its way to Britain’s southern colonial outpost. Starved of currency, the influx of the 8 Reales was vital to the survival of the economy, with its status recognised by inclusion in Governor Philip Gidley King’s Proclamation of 1800. In regulating the values of foreign coins circulating in the years after settlement, King’s Proclamation created Australia’s first currency system, and the 8 Reales was the leading coin of this landmark enactment.

Greatly respected and highly sought after by collectors and history buffs today, the type before you was struck during the reign of the Spanish ruler, King Ferdinand VI (1746-59). Grading from Very Fine to Extremely Fine, we have limited stock available. Click add to cart now!

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