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1754, Mexico, Ferdinand VI. Spanish Colonial Silver 8 Reales Pillar Dollar Coin. R!

Mint Year: 1754 Mint Mark: Mexico (Mo) Denomination: 8 Reales ("Pillar Dollar")   References: 1754-MoMF, KM-104.1. R! Condition: Cleaned in the past, with remaining dark toning in protected areas, otherwise VF+ Weight: 26.81gm Diameter: 39mm Material: Silver

Obverse: Two orbs with a crown above (representing the Old and the World). The orbs are over the Straits of Gibraltar, flanked by two crowned pillars, representing the Pillars of Hercules, with PLUS VLTRA ("Further Beyond") on banners wrapped around the columns, date below. Latin Legend: VTRA QUE VNUM / * Mo * 1754 * Mo * Translation: "On both sides - Unity"

Reverse: Shield of Arms of Castile and Leon, flanked by rosettes. Latin Legend: * FERDND . VI . D . G . HISPAN . ET IND . R * / .MF* / *8* Expanded: FERDINAND VI DEI GRATIA ET INDIARUM REX Translation: "Ferdinand VI by the Grace of God, King of the Spains and the Indies"

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Ferdinand VI, (23 September 1713 - 10 August 1759), King of Spain from 9 July 1746 until his death. He was the fourth son of the previous monarch Philip V and his first wife Maria Luisa of Savoy. Ferdinand, the second member of the Spanish Bourbon dynasty, was born in Madrid on 23 September 1713.