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<p>[QUOTE="robinjojo, post: 8191277, member: 110226"]It is interesting that a major mint, such as Lima and Mexico City, had to resort to creating an imaginary bust for Ferdinand VII, or, in the case of Bogota, just continue minting the coins with the portrait of Charles IV, but change the obverse legend to Ferdinand VII. On the other hand, Potosi, Bolivia had the proper bust for Ferdinand VII right from the start, in 1808.</p><p><br /></p><p>I am sure that the disruptions caused by the fighting during the wars of independence in both Mexico and South America had an important role behind the need for imaginary busts for the coins of Ferdinand VII.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="robinjojo, post: 8191277, member: 110226"]It is interesting that a major mint, such as Lima and Mexico City, had to resort to creating an imaginary bust for Ferdinand VII, or, in the case of Bogota, just continue minting the coins with the portrait of Charles IV, but change the obverse legend to Ferdinand VII. On the other hand, Potosi, Bolivia had the proper bust for Ferdinand VII right from the start, in 1808. I am sure that the disruptions caused by the fighting during the wars of independence in both Mexico and South America had an important role behind the need for imaginary busts for the coins of Ferdinand VII.[/QUOTE]
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