Catalog
2 Escudos - Carlos III
| Issuer | Casa de Moneda de México |
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| Year | 1785-1788 |
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| Value | 2 Escudos (32) |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The crowned Royal Arms of Spain occupy the central field, displaying the quartered escutcheon with the castles of Castile and lions of León, flanked on either side by the denomination mark '2S' indicating two escudos. A collar of the Order of the Golden Fleece encircles the shield. The mint mark 'Mo' for Mexico City appears prominently, along with the assayer initials 'FM'. The circumscribed legend reads ·Mo·IN·UTROQ·FELIX··AUSPICE·DEO·FM·, meaning 'Happy in both worlds under the auspices of God', a standard legend for Spanish colonial gold coinage of this period. |
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| Reverse lettering | •Mo•IN•UTROQ•FELIX• •AUSPICE•DEO•FM• 2 S (Translation: With happiness in both under the look of God) |
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