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1 Escudo - Carlos III
| Issuer | Mexico City Mint |
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| Year | 1760-1761 |
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| Value | 1 Escudo (16) |
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| Obverse description | Armored bust of King Carlos III facing right, depicted in a cuirassed effigy with detailed rendering of the armor. The royal portrait is encircled by a Latin legend, with the date appearing in the lower portion of the field. The design follows the standard milled coinage portrait style established for Spanish colonial gold coinage of the period. |
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| Obverse lettering | HISPAN * ET IND * REX CAROLVS * III * D * G (Translation: Carlos 3rd King of Spain and the Indies by the grace of God) |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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