Catalog
1 Real - Carlos IV
| Issuer | Casa de Moneda de Potosí |
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| Year | 1789-1791 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Reverse description | The crowned Royal Arms of Spain, quartered with castles and lions and bearing the central escutcheon of the Bourbons, flanked on either side by the Pillars of Hercules, each with a banner entwined around the column. The elaborate royal crown surmounts the shield. Mint mark, assayer initials, and denomination mark appear integrated within the surrounding legend, which reads · HISPAN · ET IND · REX · PTS · 1R · P · R ·, identifying the issuing authority, denomination, and Potosí mint. |
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| Reverse lettering | · HISPAN · ETIND · REX · PTS · 1R · P · R · (Translation: ... King of Spain and the Indies, Potosi 1 Real.) |
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| Mint | Casa de Moneda de Potosí, Bolivia |
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