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8 Reales - Carlos IV
| Issuer | Casa de Moneda de México (Mexican Mint) |
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| Year | 1791-1808 |
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| Value | 8 Reales |
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| Obverse description | Laureate and draped bust of King Carlos IV facing right, rendered in the neoclassical style introduced by the bust coinage reform. The king's hair is tied with a ribbon at the nape, and he wears a laurel wreath. The circular legend reads CAROLUS IIII DEI GRATIA, with the mint date positioned in the lower exergual area below the truncation. A fine beaded border frames the entire obverse field. |
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| Obverse lettering | CAROLUS·IIII·DEI·GRATIA ·1806· (Translation: Carlos 4th by the grace of God) |
| Reverse description | Crowned Spanish royal arms at center, displaying the quartered shield with castles of Castile and lions of León, with a pomegranate in base and the Bourbon fleurs-de-lis in an inescutcheon. The shield is flanked by the Pillars of Hercules, each surmounted by a crown and wreathed, representing the Strait of Gibraltar. The circular legend surrounds the design, with the mint assayer initials and denomination placed in the field. A beaded border frames the reverse. |
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