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2 Escudos - Fernando VI
| Uitgever | Mexico City Mint |
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| Jaar | 1757-1759 |
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| Samenstelling | Gold (.917) |
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| Beschrijving voorzijde | Draped and armored bust of King Fernando VI facing right, rendered in high relief with elaborate period wig, occupying the central field. The circumferential legend reads FERDIND•VI•D•G•HISPAN•ETIND•REX, identifying the monarch as King of Spain and the Indies by the Grace of God. The date 1757 appears in the lower field beneath the bust. The rim is defined by a fine milled border consistent with the milled coinage standards of the colonial Mexican mint. |
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| Oplage | 1757 MM - - 1759 MM - - |
| Aanvullende informatie |
Fernando VI ruled Spain from 1746 until his death in 1759, and his coinage from the Mexico City Mint spans only the final three years of his reign — a window further compressed by the lag between royal proclamation and die production in the colonies. The mint was the largest gold producer in the New World at the time, yet Fernando VI issues are notably scarcer than those of his predecessor Felipe V or his successor Carlos III, simply because fewer years meant fewer dies and fewer strikes.
Fernando died childless and without a named successor in place, precipitating a brief succession crisis resolved by the accession of his half-brother.