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1 Real - Carlos III
| Issuer | Casa de Moneda de Guatemala |
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| Year | 1760-1771 |
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| Composition | Silver (.917) |
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| Reverse description | Two crowned hemispheres representing the Old and New Worlds are depicted at center, flanked on each side by a crowned column symbolizing the Pillars of Hercules. The design embodies the Spanish colonial motto of union between hemispheres. The mint mark 'G' for Guatemala appears on either side of the central device, and the year of issue is inscribed at the bottom of the field. The circumferential legend encircles the entire design. |
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| Reverse lettering | VTRA QUE VNUM • G • 1764 • G • (Translation: Both as one Guatemala 1764 Guatemala) |
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Carlos III's Guatemalan reales of this period were struck at the Santiago de los Caballeros mint — the same facility that would be catastrophically damaged by the Santa Marta earthquakes of 1773, an event that ultimately forced relocation of the colonial capital entirely. Production in the years immediately preceding the earthquakes was already inconsistent, with assayer changes and supply disruptions from the Peruvian silver trade creating noticeable variation across the run.
KM#24 is a cob-style macuquina issue, hand-struck on irregularly cut planchets. Uniform examples are the exception.