HOLLANDIA SHIP WRECK, 1740 8 REALES, MEXICO MINT

Spain, Philip V  1740, Silver 8-Reales From The Hollandia Wreck
Mexico mint, M/F 
Obverse: Crowned Spanish arms, M/F to left , value (8) to right, legend surrounding: PHILIP . V . D . G. HISPAN . ET IND . REX
Reverse: Crowned globes flanked by crowned pillars with banner, date below, between roses, mint mark o over M at left and right, with legend surrounding: VTRA QUE VNUM
36 mm in diameter, 12.9 grams.
From the famous Hollandia Shipwreck, The Hollandia was a Dutch East Indiaman which wrecked on Annet, Isles of Scilly on 13^th July 1743, causing 276 fatalities. The wreck was discovered by Rex Cowan in 1971.

*Complete with a Hollandia wreck certificate.