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1/2 Real - Charles III
| Issuer | Casa de Moneda de Potosí |
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| Year | 1773-1786 |
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| Currency | Real (1574-1825) |
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| Obverse description | Armored and draped bust of King Charles III facing right, rendered in the style of the Spanish colonial portrait coinage. The effigy displays curled hair tied with a ribbon at the nape, with a lace cravat and armor visible at the shoulder. The circular Latin legend reads CAROLUS III DEI GRATIA, interrupted at the base of the coin by the date, with dots serving as word separators. A milled border of fine beading frames the entire design. |
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| Reverse description | The crowned Royal Arms of Spain, quartered with the castles of Castile and lions of León, with the Granada pomegranate in the base and an escutcheon of the Bourbon fleurs-de-lis at center, displayed between two Pillars of Hercules surmounted by crowns. The Latin legend HISPAN ET IND REX encircles the upper portion of the design, while the Potosí mint mark (PTS) and assayer initial (R or PR) appear in the field flanking the pillars. A beaded milled border surrounds the entire reverse. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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