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4 Escudos - Felipe V
| Issuer | Mexico City Mint |
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| Year | 1711-1714 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Royal coat of arms of Felipe V at center, quartered within a plain cross displayed on a quatrefoil shield, with the castles of Castile and lions of León in the quarters. The shield is set within a beaded inner circle and surrounded by a circular Latin legend reading PHILIPVS V DEI G along the periphery, with date and assayer initial in the field. This type, known as a macuquina de presentación or royal presentation piece, was struck on specially prepared round planchets with well-centered dies to demonstrate the quality of mint production to the Viceroy or the Crown. The mintmark M or Mo for Mexico City appears in the legend. |
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| Reverse description | The coat of arms of the Spanish Crown occupies the central field, displaying the quartered royal escutcheon with the castles of Castile and lions of León in the principal quarters, within an elaborately ornamented shield surmounted by the royal crown. The cross of Jerusalem and the granada (pomegranate) of Granada appear in their customary positions within the shield. The design is rendered in high relief on a specially prepared planchet, characteristic of the escudo de presentación series, and is enclosed within a plain inner circle with a circular Latin legend running along the outer periphery. |
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| Mint | Mexico City Mint |
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