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Medal - Carlos IV Proclamation
| Location | Mexico |
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| Year | 1790 |
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| Weight | 61.3 g |
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| Obverse description | Conjoined busts of King Carlos IV and Queen Maria Luisa in high relief, both facing right, set within a raised border. A circular Latin legend surrounds the effigies, with the engraver's signature G.A.GIL. inscribed in the lower exergue. |
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| Obverse lettering | REIG·MAX·CAROLO·IIII·OPT·QUE·REGINA·ALOISIA |
| Reverse description | Minerva seated facing right, helmeted and in classical drapery, holding a lance in her right hand and resting her left arm on a large shield bearing the Spanish royal arms surmounted by a crown. A neoclassical building is depicted in the left field background, with scientific instruments in the lower field. A circular Latin legend surrounds the scene, with the date 1790 incorporated within it, and the engraver's signature GIL. in the lower exergue. |
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