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| Location | Spain |
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| Year | 1746-1759 |
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| Shape | Square |
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| Obverse description | Square brass coin weight with beveled edges. Within a circular beaded border (grenetis) on the flat field, two crowned busts facing each other with collars, rendered in low relief against a granular background. The design references the coinage of Fernando VI and Barbara de Braganza. |
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| Reverse description | Square flat field bearing the denomination and mint mark in raised Roman numerals and letters arranged in the four corners and center: 'II' upper left, 'D' upper right, 'XVII' lower area, with a small crowned royal cipher 'M' (for Madrid mint) in the center. This indicates a weight of 2 ducats, 17 grains. |
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| Mint | (M) Royal Mint of Spain (Real Casa de la Moneda), Madrid, Spain (1591-date) |
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