Catalog
1/2 Real - Carlos III
| Issuer | Casa de Moneda de Bogotá |
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| Year | 1760 |
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| Value | 1/2 Real |
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| Obverse description | Central field bears the crowned Royal Arms of Spain, depicting the quartered shield with the castles of Castile and lions of León in the principal quarters, with the pomegranate of Granada in base and the fleur-de-lis of the Bourbon dynasty in the inescutcheon, surmounted by a royal crown. The assayer initials JV appear to the left of the shield. The peripheral legend in Latin reads clockwise around the coin, separated by pellet stops. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
| Obverse lettering | •CRS•III•D•G•HISP•ET IND•R• JV (Translation: Carlos III, by the Grace of God Carlos III King of Spain and the Indies) |
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