MINT MUSEUM'S JEWELS II - 1673 POTOSÍID92957030
In 2023, a new series of collector coins called ‘Jewels of the Casa de la Moneda Museum’ was launched. In 2025, the Royal Mint is putting the second series of these numismatic gems into circulation, which can be admired in our Museum.
The first of these pieces is an 8-real coin from 1673 minted at the CECA in Potosí. This 8-real coin belongs to a type of hammer-struck coinage, but special ones called ‘galanos’.
The obverse features a quartered design of castles and lions on a four-lobed border with a crown, with the mint mark P to its left.
The reverse shows the columns of Hercules on waves.
| Series | Jewels Of The Casa De La Moneda Museum |
| Denomination | 8 Reales |
| Year | 2025 |
| Quality | Proof |
| Diameter (mm) | 40 |
| Face Value (Euro) | 10 |
| Alloy (‰) | 925 |
| Metal | Silver |
| Weight (g) | 27 |
JEWELLERY MUSEUM II - 1673 POTOSÍ - 8 REALES
8 reales 1673 Charles II Potosí. This 8 reales coin belongs to a type of hammer-struck coinage, but special ones called ‘galanos’. According to historian Glenn Murray, these coins were minted in the mints of Mexico, Lima and Potosí, with great care and in round blanks to meet the demand of silver merchants, who sold them to their select clientele. They were very different from ordinary coins, being round, with the types and legends intact, and often had a hole in the top because they were used as pendants. They are usually found in excellent condition. The obverse features a quartered coat of arms with castles and lions on a four-lobed border with a crown, the mint mark P (Potosí) to its left, the assayer's mark E to its right, the abbreviated date 673 below, and the circular inscription: CAROLVS·II·DG· HISPANIARVM·REX (Charles II, by the Grace of God, King of Spain). On the reverse side are the columns of Hercules on waves, to the left, between them: P (mint mark, Potosí) - 8 (value) - E (assayer's mark: Antonio Ergueta) / PLV – SVL - TRA / E - 73 - P and the circular legend: POTOSI·ANO·1673·EL·PERV (same meaning as the last horizontal line). Diameter: 41.95 mm; weight: 25.7 g.