★ 8 Escudos 1806 PTS IJ ★

BOLIVIA, Colonial (as Alto Perú). Carlos IV, king of Spain, 1788-1808. 8 Escudos 1806 PTS IJ (Gold, 37 mm, 26.90 g, 12 h), Potosi. CAROL•IIII•D•G• - HISP•ET IND•R• / •1806• Draped and cuirassed bust of Carlos IV to right. Rev. IN•UTROQ•FELIX• - •AUSPICE•DEO / •PTS• - •PJ• Crowned coat of arms within Collar of the Order of the Golden Fleece; in field to left and right, 8 - S. Calicó 1712. Friedberg 14. KM 81. Tiny flan faults on the obverse, otherwise, about very fine.

From the collection of Walter Uhrmeister, formed over the past sixty years.