PIECES OF EIGHT PLUS
Across the center is Plus Ultra (Latin for “more beyond”) signifying that the Spanish empire extended well beyond the Pillars of Hercules. These coins have somewhat of a tic-tac-toe pattern in which The Pillars of Hercules (the legendary entrance to the Mediterranean) stand in the center the ocean waves are at the bottom of the coin.
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The date is found at the 11 0’clock positions. This lead-free pewter reproduction of a Spanish Milled Dollar shows how the historical silver coin was often divided into 8 pieces called reals or bits. The mint mark and assayer’s initials are usually to the left of the shield and the denomination to the right. It is a basic version of the Hapsburg shield.
We offer an extensive bridal registry and. Within the cross there are two castles and two lions in opposing corners symbolizing Spain’s emergence as a nation following the unification of its earliest kingdoms, Castile (castle) and Leon (lion.) On the coin’s reverse there is either a shield or a set of pillars and waves.ĭepicted, is the shield of the reigning monarch. Home page for Pieces Of Eight Pieces of Eight is a family owned and operated gift store opened in 1971. The Jerusalem cross is found on one side of all cobs, signifying the unity of Church and State. The name Cob comes from the Spanish word “cobo” meaning bar or ingot. Minted in the Spanish colonies from the mid-1500s through the late 1700s, these coins were cut from a bar (ingot) of silver and then were clipped to the proper weight (1/2, 1, 2, 4 or 8 reales.) As they were hand-hammered in a haphazard fashion, the legend (lettering around the periphery) is rarely legible and they are usually an odd shape, making each cob unique.
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