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Silver Mexican half real

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An image of Coinage. Half Real. Mexico City mint. Silver, milled, diameter 17 mm, 1858. Acquisition: On loan from Queens' College Cambridge. Alternative Number: Q-4928.

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Coinage. Half Real. Mexico City mint. Silver, milled, diameter 17 mm, 1858. Acquisition: On loan from Queens' College Cambridge. Alternative Number: Q-4928.

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  • Accession Number: CM.QC.4930-R
  • Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
  • Aperture: f/16.0
  • Focal length: 120
  • Camera: Hasselblad H4D-31
  • Photographer name: Katie Young
  • Image height: 360 pixels
  • Image width: 359 pixels
  • Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.4 (Windows)
  • Filesize: 140.99kB
  • Exposure time: 1/90
  • ISO Speed: 200
  • Fnumber: 16/1

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