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4 Escudos - Carolus I
| Issuer | Valencia, Kingdom of |
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| Year | 1544-1556 |
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| Currency | Libra |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Mintage | ND (1544-1556) - no legends,Cal#5 - ND (1544-1556) - no mintmark,Cal#4 - ND (1544-1556) VA - Cal#3 - |
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Charles I of Spain — the same Charles V of the Holy Roman Empire — rarely set foot in Valencia after his early years, yet the kingdom retained its own mint and coinage rights under the Crown of Aragon's traditional privileges. This four-escudo piece belongs to a short production window tied directly to his abdication process; by 1556 he had surrendered his Spanish crowns to Philip II and retired to the monastery of Yuste.
Calicó's listing as Cal#3 places this among the premier rarities of the Valencian gold series. Surviving examples are exceptionally few.