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1/2 Real - Carlos III
| Issuer | Casa de Moneda de Santiago |
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| Year | 1773-1789 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Obverse description | Draped bust of King Charles III facing right, rendered in the style of the Santiago Mint bust coinage. The legend CAROLUS·III·DEI·GRATIA encircles the effigy, running from the lower left around the upper field. The date appears in the exergue below the bust, flanked by small dots. The portrait features a laureate head with a truncated shoulder drapery characteristic of the Chilean milled coinage of this period. |
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| Obverse lettering | CAROLUS·III·DEI·GRATIA 1780 |
| Reverse description | The crowned Spanish royal coat of arms occupies the central field, displaying the quartered escutcheon with the castles of Castile and lions of León, with a central inescutcheon bearing the Bourbon fleur-de-lis. The shield is flanked by the Pillars of Hercules, each surmounted by a crown, representing the Strait of Gibraltar. The partial legend HISPAN·ET IND·R (Hispaniarum et Indiarum Rex, King of the Spains and the Indies) surrounds the design, with the mint mark So and assayer initials DA visible in the field. |
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