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1 Escudo - Fernando VI
| Issuer | Casa de Moneda de México |
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| Year | 1757-1759 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Armored bust of King Fernando VI facing right, rendered in the neoclassical style typical of Bourbon coinage. The effigy is depicted with a cuirassed shoulder and truncated drapery. A circular legend surrounds the portrait, with the date positioned at the bottom of the field. The portrait reflects the standardized royal imagery established for Spanish colonial milled coinage of the period. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Central crowned royal shield of the Spanish Crown, displaying the quartered arms of Castile and León with the Granada charge at base. The crowned shield is flanked by the mint mark and assayer's initials, with the denomination indicated in the field. A circular Latin legend surrounds the central device, invoking the motto of the Spanish colonial coinage. |
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