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8 Escudos - Fernando VI Madrid,draped
| Issuer | Royal Mint of Spain (Real Casa de la Moneda) |
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| Year | 1749 |
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| Weight | 27 g |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
| Obverse lettering | FERDINANDUS VI D G HISP REX 1749 (Translation: Ferdinand VI King of the Spains by the grace of God) |
| Reverse description | The crowned Royal Arms of Spain, featuring the quartered shield with castles and lions, the Granada pomegranate in base, and the Bourbon fleur-de-lis escutcheon at center, all enclosed within the collar of the Order of the Golden Fleece. The elaborate chain of the Order frames the shield in a decorative wreath-like arrangement. The mint mark 'M' and assayer initials 'JB' appear in the lower field flanking a cross pendant of the Order. The circular Latin motto legend runs around the periphery within the milled border. |
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