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2 Reales - Carlos III
| Issuer | Casa de Moneda de Potosí |
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| Year | 1773-1789 |
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| Currency | Real (1574-1825) |
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| Obverse lettering | CAROLUS. III. DEI. GRATIA. 1774. |
| Reverse description | The crowned Royal Arms of Spain, featuring the quartered shield with castles and lions in the Castile and León arrangement, with a central escutcheon bearing the French Bourbon fleurs-de-lis, all surmounted by a royal crown. Flanking the shield are the Pillars of Hercules, each wrapped with a scroll, symbolizing the limits of the known world and the overseas empire. The denomination mark 2R and mint assayer initials appear to the left of the shield, with the Potosí mint monogram (PTS) also present in the field. The surrounding legend reads HISPAN ET IND REX, with a fine beaded border. |
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| Mintage | 1773 PTS JR - - 1773 PTS JR - error `GRATA` - 1774 PTS JR - - 1775 PTS JR - overdate variety exists - 1776 PTS JR - - 1776 PTS PR - - 1777 PTS PR - - 1778 PTS PR - - 1779 PTS PR - overdate variety exists - 1780 PTS PR - overdate variety exists - 1781 PTS PR - - 1782 PTS PR - overdate variety exists - 1783 PTS PR - - 1784 PTS PR - overdate variety exists - 1785 PTS PR - overdate varieties exist - 1786 PTS PR - overdate varieties exist - 1787 PTS PR - - 1788 PTS PR - - 1789 PTS PR - - |
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