Catalog
1 Real - Carlos III
| Issuer | Lima Mint |
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| Year | 1785-1789 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Armored bust of King Carlos III facing right, with the date inscribed in the exergue below. The effigy is rendered in the laureate portrait style characteristic of the Lima Mint bust coinage. The circular legend CAROLUS III DEI GRATIA runs along the periphery, interrupted by a dot at the base. |
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| Mintage | 1785 MI - - 1786 MI - - 1787 IJ - - 1787 MI - - 1788 IJ - - 1789 IJ - - |
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Carlos III's monetary reforms of the 1770s standardized the milled coinage produced across Spanish American mints, but Lima's output in this period carries a particular distinction: the assayer initial pairings on pieces from this window change more frequently than at most other colonial mints, making die attribution a meaningful exercise rather than a formality. The 1 Real denomination circulated aggressively across the viceroyalty's internal trade networks, and surviving examples in better condition are typically from hoards rather than individual preservation.