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4 Escudos - Charles IV
| Issuer | Casa de Moneda de Potosí |
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| Year | 1791-1808 |
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| Weight | 13.5337 g |
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| Obverse description | Armored and draped bust of King Carlos IV facing right, rendered in the neoclassical style, with powdered wig tied at the nape. The date 1796 appears in the lower exergue, flanked by two pellets. 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 portrait is surrounded by a toothed milled border. |
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| Obverse lettering | CAROL·IIII·D·G·HISP·ET IND·R· 1796 |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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