Catalog
1 Real - Carlos I
| Issuer | Casa de Moneda de México (Mexico City Mint) |
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| Year | 1542-1555 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse lettering | CAROLVS • ET • IOHANA • REGES (Translation: Carlos 1st and Juana Kings) |
| Reverse description | Central field depicts the Pillars of Hercules, representing the Strait of Gibraltar, shown as two crowned classical columns rising from stylized waves, with the motto PLVS VLTRA inscribed between them — signifying 'Further Beyond,' the imperial device of Charles V. The columns are each surmounted by a royal crown. A beaded inner circle separates the central design from the surrounding legend +HISPANIARVM ET INDIARVM, meaning 'Of Spain and the Indies.' The coin exhibits the typical irregular flan and soft strike characteristics of mid-sixteenth-century hammered silver coinage from the Mexico City Mint. |
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| Mint | Mexico City Mint |
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