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4 Reales - Carlos I
| Issuer | Mexico City Mint (Viceroyalty of New Spain) |
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| Year | 1536-1541 |
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| Reference(s) | MB#16 |
| Obverse description | Central field displays the quartered royal arms of Castile and León within an ornate shield: the upper-left and lower-right quarters bear the castle of Castile, while the upper-right and lower-left quarters display the rampant lion of León, with a small pomegranate at the base of the escutcheon. The shield is surmounted by a royal crown. A beaded inner border frames the shield, and a Latin legend in Gothic or Roman lettering encircles the periphery of the flan. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Central field features the crowned Pillars of Hercules flanking a crowned globe or orb, with the denomination numeral '4' prominently displayed to the upper left between the pillars, and the assayer's initial below. The two crowned columns, representing the legendary boundary of the known world, are tied with a scroll or banner. A beaded inner border surrounds the central device, and the Latin legend runs around the periphery of the irregularly shaped flan. |
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