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4 Escudos - Fernando VI
| Issuer | Casa de Moneda de Chile |
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| Year | 1749-1758 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Draped bust of King Fernando VI facing right, rendered in high relief in the Spanish Baroque style, with flowing wig and armored shoulder. The peripheral legend FERDINANDUS VI D G HISP REX arcs around the upper field, and the date 1749 appears in the lower exergual area flanked by small rosette stops. The coin's milled border is visible at the coin's rim. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Crowned quartered shield of the Spanish royal arms, displaying the castles of Castile and lions of León in alternating quarters, with the Granada pomegranate in base and the Bourbon fleur-de-lis on an escutcheon overall. The royal crown surmounts the shield. The mint mark So and assayer initial J appear below the shield in the lower field, flanking a decorative ornament. The legend NOMINA MAGNA SEQUOR arcs around the upper periphery. |
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