Pirate Coin Treasure Piece of Eight Authentic Spanish 1/2 Reale set SS Bracelet

Description

Excellent salvaged condition. The authentic Spanish silver piece of eight coin pictured is the one you will receive. The denomination is 1/2 Reales dated 1785 and it is set into a hancrafted sterling silver bracelet. Historically, people would sometimes punch holes in these coins, they would string them or even sew them into their clothing for safe keeping. We filled the hole in the coin with a sterling silver plug. Your purchase will include the Certificate of Authenticity, a velvet treasure pouch, polishing cloth and gift box.
This coin was recovered from the
"Rimac" river
in Lima, Peru.
The river was the transportation from the silver mines in the New World to the ocean where they were then loaded onto the treasure galleons to be sent back to the Old World.
For a period of several hundred years, residents and sailors would toss in a coin for safe passage or good fortune.
Over the centuries, the mud banks of the river have captured and preserved thousands of Spanish silver coins.
One side of the coin depicts the  King of Spain,
with the date and the other side of the coin features the
"Pillars of Hercules"
which represented the straights of Gibraltar, which was the entrance from Spain to the
New World.
The Spanish Motto on the coins "Plus Ultra" meant all beyond the straights belonged to Spain.
This coin was made in a screw press that pressed down one coin at a time and took four men to turn the mechanism. The Certificate of Authenticity has a depiction of the screw press in action.