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8 Escudos - Carlos III
| Issuer | Mexico City Mint |
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| Year | 1761 |
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| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
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| Reverse description | The crowned royal arms of Spain, comprising a quartered shield displaying the castles of Castile and the lions of León, enclosed within the collar and badge of the Order of the Golden Fleece. The shield is flanked by decorative foliate sprays and surmounted by a royal crown. The mint mark 'Mo' (Mexico City) and assayer initials appear in the fields to either side of the shield. The reverse legend NOMINA MAGNA SEQUOR arcs across the upper field, with mint marks repeated in the lower legend. |
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| Mintage | 1761 MM |
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Carlos III inherited the Spanish throne in 1759 after his half-brother Ferdinand VI died without an heir, bringing him from Naples where he had ruled for over two decades. The Mexico City Mint was by 1761 the single most productive gold mint in the Spanish empire, and the 8 escudos denomination — the "onza de oro" — was the standard unit of international gold settlement from Manila to Cádiz. These cob-style milled pieces circulated in financial networks far beyond Spanish colonial borders, appearing routinely in British, Dutch, and Chinese trade accounts.
KM#154 corresponds to the assayer M (Manuel de León) period of this issue.