2 Escudos - Carlos III

Issuer	Santiago Mint (Spanish Colonial)
Year	1773-1789
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Composition	Gold (.901)
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Obverse description	Armored bust of King Carlos III facing right, rendered in the neoclassical colonial style, with the monarch's hair dressed and tied at the nape. The legend CAROL III D G HISP ET IND R encircles the effigy along the periphery, interrupted at the base by the date, here shown as 1773, flanked by pellets. A finely reeded border frames the entire design. The portrait exhibits the characteristic broad, slightly idealized features associated with the Santiago Mint's engraving workshop of this period.
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Obverse lettering	CAROL · III · D · G · HISP · ET · IND · R · 1773
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Reverse script	Latin
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