Catalog
4 Reales - Charles III
| Issuer | Casa de Moneda de Potosí |
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| Year | 1773-1789 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Reverse description | The quartered Royal Arms of Spain, featuring castles and lions in alternating quarters with an inescutcheon bearing the Bourbon fleur-de-lis, surmounted by a royal crown. The shield is flanked on either side by the Pillars of Hercules, each bearing a banner inscribed PLUS, symbolizing the Spanish dominions beyond the seas. The denomination mark 4R and the assayer's initials appear to the left of the left pillar, while the mint mark B (Potosí) appears below. The circumferential legend ·HISPAN·ET IND·REX· encircles the design within a toothed border. |
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| Reverse lettering | ·HISPAN·ET·IND·REX· 4R·P·R· |
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| Mintage | 1773 JR - - 1774 JR - - 1775 JR - - 1776 JR - - 1776 PR - - 1777 PR - - 1778 JR - `JR NEX.` error - 1778 PR - overdate varieties exist - 1779 PR - overdate variety exists - 1780 PR - - 1781 PR - - 1782 PR - overdate variety exists - 1783 PR - - 1784 PR - overdate variety exists - 1785 PR - overdate variety exists - 1786 PR - overdate variety exists - 1787 PR - - 1788 PR - - 1789 PR - - |
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