1099 | Spanish Monarchy

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FERDINAND VII (1808-1833). 8 Escudos. (Aug. 26.98g/37mm). 1811. Santiago FJ. (Cal-2019-1865). Extremely Fine. Remnants of original shine. Filed edge at 3 o'clock and at 9 o'clock. Still beautiful and rare specimen.

Between 1808 and 1811, this iconic imaginary bust known as admiral bust was minted exclusively at the Santiago de Chile mint. It is a perfect coin for military historians to study and clarify what the military uniforms of the time were like: Ferdinand VII wears a high-collared jacket, fashionable at the end of the 18th century, which is accompanied by some decorative element such as the jabot but which is not accompanied by any military distinctive other than the chain of the Order of the Fleece. The hair of the monarch is also very interesting to see how, definitively, the wigs typical of the Baroque were left behind, and their replacement, in this case, by long bleached hair, as a tribute to the officers of the Navy.