½ Real - Fernando VI Monogram, Peru

Monogramed name of King Ferdinand VI. (Ferdinandvs VI) with date below. Mint mark left, assayer right. Circled with standard round dotted border. The legend, rarely visible on 1/2 reales, can vary greatly as to how it is written and what side it may appear on either side of the coin as: When visible, it would be a varient of: FERNANDVS VI.DG. REX. YNDIARVM - LIMA .ANO. 1747 -And may be rendered in shorter abbreviations and variations that fit the small die set. Scarcer issues. Last type of 1/2 real cob issued from Lima Mint, 1747-1752. Assayers: V Jose de Vargas y Flor 1747-1749R Jose Rodriguez de Carassa 1749-17521749 V is very rare. Distinctly different monogram type than Potosi, thus confused between the two types should be easy. Potosis monogram is simply rendered as FDI (with leg at base of F, and V inside the D, with as S often over the monogram in large bold lettering) vs jumbled Lima monogram that appears as RDS, or FDS in smaller lettering.

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Jerusalem Cross, with distinct Lima style castles and Lions, and crown above inside a border of round dots. Mint mark Left. Assayer right.

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