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1 Escudo - Felipe V
| Issuer | Casa de Moneda de Santa Fe de Bogotá |
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| Year | 1713-1744 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | The obverse displays the quartered royal arms of Castile and León within a plain shield, showing castles in the first and fourth quarters and rampant lions in the second and third quarters, all executed in the crude hammered macuquin style typical of colonial Spanish American cob coinage. The shield is struck with visible irregularity due to the flan preparation method, and portions of the surrounding Latin legend may be partially visible or entirely off-flan depending on the individual specimen. The mint mark, assayer initial, and denomination numeral appear adjacent to the shield in the field. The overall design reflects the utilitarian nature of colonial cob coinage, where uniformity of weight and fineness took precedence over aesthetic regularity. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse features a bold Jerusalem cross, its four arms dividing the field into quadrants, each containing a small star or lozenge-shaped ornament at the angles, characteristic of the colonial escudo type struck at Santa Fe de Bogotá under Felipe V. Flanking the cross on the left is a large crowned monogram formed by intertwined Cs or Ps, rendered in the typical macuquin hammered fashion with bold, slightly irregular strokes. The surrounding Latin legend, partially visible due to the irregular planchet, records the king's title and the year of issue. The flan exhibits the characteristic irregular, clipped outline of a hand-cut gold cob, with surfaces showing the texture inherent to hammered coinage of the period. |
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| Mintage | 1713 SF - Hernández#668 - 1715 SF S - Hernández#670 - 1722 SF S - Hernández#670 - 1728 SF S - Hernández#670 - 1732 SF M - Hernández#672 - 1735 SF M - Hernández#672 - 1740 SF M - Hernández#672 - 1744 SF M - Hernández#672 - |
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