Catalog
1 Escudo - Charles IV
| Issuer | Casa de Moneda de Potosí |
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| Year | 1791 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse description | Laureate and draped bust of King Carlos IV facing right, rendered in the standard colonial portrait style. The king is shown wearing armour with an elaborate gorget and a laurel wreath upon his head. The circumferential legend reads CAROL · IIII · D · G · HISP · ET · IND · R ·, and the date 1791 appears in the lower exergual area flanked by pellets. The entire design is encircled by a finely executed beaded border. |
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| Reverse description | The quartered royal Arms of Spain, crowned by an imperial crown and flanked by the denomination numeral 1 to the left and the assayer initial S to the right, with the mint mark PP (Potosí) and assayer mark PR visible in the lower field. The ornate shield displays the castles of Castile, the lions of León, the chains of Navarre, and the fleurs-de-lis of the Bourbon house in the centre, all within a beaded border. The surrounding legend reads FELIX · A · D · · OO · Q · Q · OO · R · UTR · OO · Q · Q · NI · E · PR ·, referencing the Spanish realms. |
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| Mint | Casa de Moneda de Potosí (Potosí Mint) |
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