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1 Escudo - Carlos IV
| Issuer | Peru |
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| Year | 1789-1791 |
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| Value | 1 Escudo (16) |
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| Obverse description | Armored and draped bust of King Charles IV facing right, struck in high relief with detailed hair and military collar visible. The effigy is rendered in the neoclassical portrait style characteristic of late Spanish colonial coinage. The date 1790 appears in the lower exergue beneath the bust. The circular legend surrounds the portrait, interrupted at the base by the date. |
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| Obverse lettering | CAROL • IV • D • G • HISP • ET IND • R • • 1790 • (Translation: Charles IV king of Spain and the Indies by the grace of God) |
| Reverse description | The crowned quartered arms of Castile and León, incorporating the royal escutcheon of the Spanish Bourbon dynasty, occupies the central field, encircled by the collar and badge of the Order of the Golden Fleece. The denomination numeral '1' appears to the left of the shield and the assayer's monogram to the right. The Lima mint mark appears at the base, flanked by the assayer's initials. The entire design is enclosed within a circular legend. |
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