Santa Maria De La Consolación Shipwreck - 8 Reales - "Isla del Muerto"
$1,200
Denomination: 1 Reales
Dated: Not Visible
Reign: Carlos II
Assayer: C 1678/79
Mint: Potosi
Grade: Three (3)
Weight: 3.8 gm
Mount: Sterling Silver
Description: 1 Reales. Obverse: Reverse: Jerusalem cross slightly visible. Obverse: Pillars and wave slightly visible .
History: The Santa Maria de la Consolacion reportedly sank near Santa Clara Island while evading Pirates in 1681. Nicknamed Isla de Muertos or dead man’s island in the 1680s by the Spanish. Isla de Muertos (Island of the Dead) was often a routine stopover for the Armada del Mar del Sur, the Galleons carrying treasure from Spain to Chile and Peru to Panama. She was carrying 146,000 Pesos along with 800 silver bars, and gold ingots valued at 34,000 pesos. The shipwreck was discovered in 1997 by ROBCAR, S.A.
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