MINT MUSEUM'S JEWELS II - 1737 MÉXICOID92957031
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 second of these pieces is an 8-real coin from 1737 minted at the CECA in Mexico. Known as the Spanish dollar, the 8-real coin, popularly known as the ‘columnario’, was the most important coin of its time, being used around the world for both trade and everyday exchange.
The obverse features the royal coat of arms with quartered castles and lions and the Bourbon escutcheon.
The reverse shows the columns of Hercules on waves flanking two crowned hemispheres and the legend: VTRAQUE VNVM.
| Series | Jewels Of The Casa De La Moneda Museum |
| Denomination | 8 Reales |
| Year | 2025 |
| Quality | Proof |
| Diameter (mm) | 40 |
| Face Value (Euro) | 10 |
| Metal | Silver |
| Weight (g) | 27 |
JEWELLERY MUSEUM II - 1737 MEXICO - 8 REALES
8 reales 1737 Felipe V Mexico. Known as the Spanish dollar, the eight reales coin popularly known as the “columnario” was the most important coin of its time, used around the world for both trade and everyday transactions. By virtue of a royal order of 1728, coinage by flywheel press was implemented in order to obtain uniform round coins and leave behind the manufacture of macuquina coins by hammer. In 1732, the first Mexican columnario coin was minted, named for its reverse design featuring the Pillars of Hercules on waves flanking two crowned hemispheres and the legend: +VTRAQUE VNVM+MO/1737/+MO. Our coin is from 1737. On the obverse, it bears the royal coat of arms with quartered castles and lions and the Bourbon escutcheon. To its left is the assayers' mark ‘MF’ (Manuel de León and Francisco de la Peña y Flores), and to its right is the value mark ‘8’ and the legend: +PHILIP· V·D·G·HISPAN·ET IND·REX.