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4 Escudos - Fernando VI
| Issuer | Casa de Moneda de Colombia |
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| Year | 1755-1760 |
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| Technique | Milled |
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| Obverse description | Armored and draped bust of Fernando VI facing right, wearing a periwig, rendered in high relief in the Baroque colonial style. The circular legend surrounding the effigy reads FERDND VI D G HISPAN ET IND REX, separated by small rosette stops. The four-digit date 1758 appears in the lower exergual area, flanked by small rosette ornaments. The portrait is bold and characteristic of the Nueva Granada milled coinage series introduced under the Bourbon reform of Spanish colonial mints. |
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| Obverse lettering | FERDND VI D G HISPAN ET IND REX 1758 (Translation: Fernando VI By the Grace of God King of Spain and the Indies) |
| Reverse description | The crowned Royal Arms of Spain, quartered with the castles of Castile and lions of León, with a central escutcheon bearing the fleur-de-lis of the Bourbon dynasty, occupies the central field. The shield is surmounted by an elaborate royal crown with ornate scrollwork and a jeweled band. The partial circular legend NOMINA MAGNA SEQUOR flanks the shield, with the mint mark PN (Popayán) at lower left and the assayer initial J at lower right, all separated by rosette stops. |
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