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1 Escudo - Carlos IV
| Issuer | Casa de Moneda de Guatemala |
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| Year | 1789-1790 |
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| Currency | Real (1733-1859) |
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| Obverse description | Draped bust of King Carlos IV facing right, rendered in high relief in the neoclassical style typical of late 18th-century Spanish colonial coinage. The king's hair is styled in a period queue with a ribbon, and he wears a lace-trimmed coat visible at the truncation. The circumferential legend encircles the effigy, with the date 1789 positioned in the lower exergual area beneath the bust. The portrait displays the characteristic broad facial features associated with the early Carlos IV coinage type, closely following the model established for colonial mints. |
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| Reverse description | The quartered royal arms of Spain displayed on a crowned shield at center, featuring the castles of Castile and the lions of León in the principal quarters, with the lilies of the Bourbon dynasty in the inescutcheon, all surmounted by the elaborate royal crown. Flanking the shield to the left and right are the denomination numeral '1' and the assayer's initial 'S', with the mint mark 'NG' and the 'M' assayer letter positioned in the lower field. The circumferential legend surrounds the entire composition, separated by small ornamental stops. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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