Argentina 1815-PTS F 8 reales
This type was struck only in 1815 and is expensive; similar designs were issued 1813 (KM 5) and 1826-37 (KM 20) which are more available. After General Belgrano captured the villa of Potosí, the general assembly in Buenos Aires issued a law authorizing the minting of the first Argentinian coins on April 13, 1813 in silver and gold. The characteristics and design were sent to Potosí 15 days later, and the first known examples of this silver crown surfaced in Buenos Aires on July 28, 1813. Striking continued until November of the same year when the villa of Potosí was recaptured by forces loyal to the Spanish crown. The mint was reoccupied by General Rondeau and the similar designs previously mentioned were struck in 1815 from April to November, when the Spanish forces once again retook the villa of Potosí. The designs from 1826 to 1837 were minted in the province of Rioja.
There is a scarce variety with a spelling error in "PROVICIAS" as opposed to "PROVINCIAS".
Recorded mintage: unknown, as records were most likely destroyed when the mint was recaptured by Spanish crown forces.
Specification: 26.5 to 27.06 g, .850 to 0.896 fine silver, .779 troy oz ASW.
Catalog reference: KM 14.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- Elizondo, Carlos A., Eight Reales and Pesos of the New World, San Antonio, TX: 1968.
- Janson, Hector Carlos, La Moneda Circulante En El Territorio Argentino, 1767-1998, Buenos Aires, 1998.
- Cunietti-Ferrando, Arnaldo José, Monedas de la República Argentina, Asociación Numismática Argentina, Buenos Aires, 1965.
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