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1836 peruvian 8 real

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"Spain made futile attempts to retain its former colonies, such as at the Siege of Callao (1826), but after death of King Ferdinand VII of Spain, in 1836 government of Spain renounced its territorial and sovereignty claims over all of continental America. In 1867 Spain signed a peace treaty with Peru and in 1879 it signed a treaty recognizing Peru's independence."

Do you think this coin was made with silver stolen from the Incas hundreds of years before ?

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Do you think this coin was made with silver stolen from the Incas hundreds of years before ?

 

No. The Spanish Empire established mints in areas with precious metal ores, like Peru, and enormous amounts of silver were mined since the time of the Inca.

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