PHILIPPINES. Silver Opium Holder with Incorporated 8 Reales, ND. Round bowl with lid, 52 mm in diameter and 30 mm high. Two coins have been incorporated into the body:1) Lid composed of a 18(3)4 Lima 8 Reales with a F.7.o countermark from the Philippines on the reverse (underneath the lid).2) The base composed of an 1813-JP Lima 8 Reales of Ferdinand VII.The lid is attached by a metal hinge, and the holder can be suspended by a chain attached to a soldered loop. The holder is toned a dark gray on the exterior.
