SPAIN 1630 KING PHILIP IV 8 REALES ~ NGC 55 ~

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SPAIN 1630 8 REALES (PIECES OF EIGHT)  KING PHILIP THE FOURTH -  IVth NGC 55 LEGEND READS:  HISPN.ET.IND.REX  (MEANS:  KING OF SPAIN AND THE INDIES).  THE INTIALS   (ARE THE INITIALS OF THE ASSAYER'S AT THE TIME OF MINTING).  THE SHIELD HAS 3 CROSSES IN THE CENTER, SIGNIFYING THE "HOLY TRINITY" AND A POMEGRANATE IN THE TRIBUTE TO THE SPANISH GRANADA.   ALSO IN THE LEGENDS ARE THE LETTERS  DG  WHICH STANDS FOR  "DEI GRATIA" OR "BY THE GRACE OF GOD" CLICK HERE FOR MORE PHOTOS