Object Details
- Description (Brief)
- One (1) 8 escudo coin
- Colombia, 1756
- Obverse Image: A cross.
- Obverse Text: 1756
- Reverse Image: Coat of arms.
- Reverse Text: DIN
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
- ruler
- Ferdinand VI King of Spain
- issuing authority
- Ferdinand VI King of Spain
- date made
- 1756
- Credit Line
- Estate of Josiah K. Lilly
- Physical Description
- gold (overall metal)
- 0 (overall die axis)
- 0 (overall die axis measurement)
- cob (overall production method)
- Measurements
- overall: .3 cm x 3.1 cm; 1/8 in x 1 7/32 in
- Object Name
- coin
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