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1 Escudo - Carlos IV
Issuer | Peru |
Year | 1789-1791 |
Type | Standard circulation coin |
Value | 1 Escudo (16) |
Currency | Real (1568-1858) |
Composition | Gold (.875) |
Weight | 3.3834 g |
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Thickness | |
Shape and Technique | Round (irregular) Hammered |
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Reference(s) | KM#88 |
Obverse description | Bust of Charles IV, right |
Obverse script | Latin |
Obverse lettering | CAROL • IV • D • G • HISP • ET IND • R
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• 1790 • (Translation: Charles IV king of Spain and the Indies by the grace of God) |
Reverse description | Crowned arms in order chain; mintmarkwith as monogram. |
Reverse script | Latin |
Reverse lettering | IN •
UTROQ • • FELIX • A • D • I • J • MAE • (Translation: Happy in both worlds, under the gaze of God) |
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Mint | LIMAE Lima, Peru (1565-date) |
Mintage | 1789 LIMAE - - 1790 LIMAE - - 1791 LIMAE - -
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Catalog ID | 1418313380 |
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