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2 Maravedis - Carlos I
| Emittent | Casa de Moneda de México |
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| Jahr | 1542-1551 |
| Typ | Standard circulation coin |
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| Reversbeschreibung | At center, a crowned castle is depicted in the field, flanked on each side by the mintmark letter M. The surrounding peripheral legend, introduced by a cross, completes the second half of the full Spanish imperial motto when read in conjunction with the obverse. The full combined legend, distributed across both sides and occasionally abbreviated on a single face, renders the dynastic formula CAROLVS ET IOHANA REGES HISPANIARVM ET INDIARVM. The die workmanship reflects the crude but characteristic style of early hammered copper coinage produced at the Mexico City Mint in the mid-sixteenth century. |
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| Prägestätte | Casa de Moneda de México (Mexico City Mint) |
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| Zusätzliche Informationen |
Among the earliest copper coins struck in the Americas, this issue predates any organized hemispheric monetary system by generations. The Mexico City mint — established by royal decree in 1535 — was primarily tasked with silver production; copper coinage was an afterthought, minted to address the chronic shortage of low-denomination exchange that plagued colonial markets where cacao beans still functioned as small change.
Carlos I here is Carlos V of the Holy Roman Empire, the same monarch managing the Reformation, the Ottoman advance into Europe, and the Aztec aftermath simultaneously. Survival rates for circulated copper from this mint and period are extremely low — the combination of tropical humidity, active use, and negligible intrinsic value meant most were lost or discarded rather than hoarded.