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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;RomanTheRussian, post: 1443324, member: 7539&quot;]In mainland Spain the image during those years was changed to José Napoleon, but the colonies never accepted a french ruler and were striking using Fernando VII bust and legend. Official dies bearing Fernando VII effigy were not brought in from Spain and a number of colonial mints had to improvise and create their own dies. Some of those designs were pretty cool. One that stands out for me is the &quot;Inca Bust&quot; of Fernando VII that was used in Lima, Peru:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH]177954.vB[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Here&#039;s another neat one from Santiago, Chile:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH]177956.vB[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>And Mexico used the &quot;Armored Bust&quot; design, as seen in my previous post.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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