Silver Mexican half real

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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