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2 Escudos - Carlos IV

Issuer	Casa de Moneda de Guatemala
Year	1794-1801
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Currency	Real (1733-1859)
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Obverse description	Armored and draped bust of King Carlos IV facing right, depicted in the classical colonial portrait style with elaborately rendered lace cravat and decorative armor. The effigy shows the king with powdered wig and strong profile, consistent with the late 18th-century Spanish colonial coinage tradition. The circumferential legend reads CAROL · IIII · D · G · HISP · ET IND · R ·, identifying the monarch as King of Spain and the Indies by the grace of God. The date 1794 appears in the lower portion of the field, flanking the bust at the base. The coin's reeded edge is visible, and the overall relief is bold and well-defined for this colonial gold issue.
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Obverse lettering	CAROL · IIII · D · G · HISP · ET IND · R · · 1794 · (Translation: Carlos IIII by the grace of God King of Spain and the Indies)
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Mint	NG Casa de Moneda de Guatemala, Guatemala City, Guatemala (1733-date)
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