1/2 Real - Charles II

Issuer	Casa de Moneda de Potosí
Year	1667-1701
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Technique	Hammered
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Obverse description	Central field features a crowned royal cypher of CAROLVS II in monogram form, enclosed within a roped (corded) border. The date appears below the monogram in two- or three-digit form depending on the year of issue. From 1667 to 1681, a small pomegranate device appears above the monogram for assayers E, C, and V, thereafter replaced by a small pellet, with the exception of the 1686 VR issue, which reverts to the pomegranate for that year only. The crown above the monogram is small and ornate for issues dated 1667–1694, transitioning to a larger, simpler crown for issues dated 1695–1701. Four distinct monogram varieties are known: the first (1667–1671) flanked above by a pomegranate between pellets; the second (1672–1678) with a pomegranate above; the third (1679–1698) with a pomegranate above through 1681, then a pellet; and the fourth (1698–1701) with a pellet above.
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Obverse lettering	CAROLVS•II•D•G•H(ISP) (Translation: CARLOS II, BY GRACE OF GOD, (King of) SPAIN....)
Reverse description	Central field displays a crowned cross with the arms of Castile (castles) and León (lions) alternating in the four quadrants, all enclosed within a roped (corded) border. The Potosí mint mark (P) and assayer's initial appear to the left and right of the cross respectively, as documented for the 1675 P-E issue. Beginning in 1680, a secondary two-digit date is added below the cross. Issues from 1679 to 1701 incorporate three small pellets disposed around the cross, positioned to the left, above, and to the right of the central cross.
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