Mint of Nuevo Reino (de Granada)

8-REALES PILLAR VARIANTS
MINT OF NUEVO REINO (SANTA FE DE BOGOTA)

GENERAL DESIGN CONCEPT :

Obverse : Crowned hemispheres between crowned Pillars of Hercules. Inscription VTRAQUE VNUM (Union of two worlds), with mint marks at 4- & 8-o'clock, and year of mintage at the bottom.
Reverse : Crowned quarter arms of Castile and Leon bearing the Bourbon crest in center, "8" to the right and assayer's initial to the left. Inscription [monarch's name]·D·G·HISPAN·ET IND·REX* ([monarch's name], by the grace of God,
King of Spain and the indies/colonies).

The city of Santa Fe de Bogota (of Colombia) was the capital city of the Vice-Royalty of Nuevo Reino de Granada. Silver coinage from the mint of Nuevo Reino (at Santa Fe de Bogota) are very rare and considered a centerpiece for any Pillar enthusiast.

Design Variation Concepts for Nuevo Reino Mint
YR/YR-AM-1	YR	- the last two digit of the year appearing on the specimen. There are some cases where YR becomes YR/YR, and these are overstrikes. Example are specimen of 1770/69 overstrike.
	AM	- the assayer mark which appears on the reverse of the coin
	3	-the monarch's name appearing at the reverse inscription (please note that "1" is fixedly reserved for PHILIP V's specimens., while "2" is for FERDINAND VI and "3" for CARLOS III)
There die variations are nearest to Lima specimens. There are only two know variations from this mint.

VARIANTS

Other No System

Sample Lot

Remarks

Elizondo

Calbeto

Patterson

Amat

59-JV-2

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DESIGN VARIATION CODE : -2

OBVERSE : "o" over N and "o" over "R" monograms mintmarks with 4-petal rosette on both sides; "VTRA QUE" in one word; a large main crown with incomplete lower ellipse; royal crowns on both pillars.

REVERSE : inscription “FERDND·VI·D·G·HISPAN·ET IND·REX”; assayer mark “JV”; the the tip of the cross (+) of the crowned crest fall between "HI" and "SP"

Assayer "JV": name unknown

1367

296 & 297

Lot 218 EOrtiz
About 10 to 15 specimens are known to still exist.

62-JV-3

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DESIGN VARIATION CODE : -3

REVERSE : same as above, except for the inscription “CAROLUS·III·D·G·HISPAN·ET IND·REX"

in Calico
Only 1 specimen is known to still exist.