Peru 8 Reales 1823 LIMAE JP ROYALIST ISSUE DOUBLE STRUCK MINT ERROR. Ferdinand VII (1808-1833). Obverse: Small number of 'Peru Libre' 8 Reales were directly overstruck with colonial dies of Ferdinand VII when Royalist forces; under General Cantarac; recaptured Lima. Lettering: FERDIN . VII . DEI . GRATIA . 1823. Reverse: Lettering: HISPAN . ET IND . REX . LIMAE .8R . J . P. Edge Chain link effect. Silver. KM 117. NGC AU 53