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1 Real - Carlos IV Proclamation coinage
| Issuer | Mexico |
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| Year | 1789 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Reverse description | Within a closed wreath of laurel branches tied at the base with a ribbon bow, a five-line proclamation inscription occupies the central field, reading: PROCLAMADO*EN*MÉXICO*AÑO*DE / 1789. / *1R*, commemorating the acclamation of Carlos IV in Mexico City in 1789, with the denomination 1R appearing at the bottom of the legend. The dentilated rim surrounds the entire design. |
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| Mintage | 1789 |
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Proclamation pieces like this one were not circulating currency — they were struck specifically for the ceremony marking Carlos IV's accession and scattered among crowds or distributed to dignitaries as tokens of royal largesse. The 1789 Mexican proclamation coincided with the final years before New Spain's colonial order began fracturing, making the political theater surrounding these issues read differently in retrospect.
KM#Q24a denotes the bronze emission; silver versions of the same proclamation type exist, and the bronze pieces are generally considered the lower-prestige distribution copies thrown to the public during the aclamación ceremony in Mexico City.