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8 Escudos - Carlos III
| Issuer | Mexico |
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| Year | 1762-1771 |
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| Composition | Gold (.917) |
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| Obverse description | Armored bust of King Carlos III facing right, depicted with curled hair tied at the nape with a ribbon, wearing a cuirass with decorative detailing at the shoulder. The effigy occupies the central field and is rendered in high relief in the Neoclassical colonial style. The circular legend reads CAROLUS III D G HISP ET IND REX, with the date positioned at the base of the bust below the truncation, separated by pellets. |
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| Obverse lettering | CAROLUS*III*D*G* HISP*ET*IND*REX *1762* (Translation: Carlos 3rd King of Spain and the Indies by the grace of God) |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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