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1/2 Real - Charles III
| Issuer | Casa de Moneda de Potosí |
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| Year | 1760-1773 |
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| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
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| Obverse description | Cob-type macuquina flan of irregular shape, struck by hammer using a hand-cut die. The field displays a crowned monogram composed of the royal cypher, partially legible due to the characteristic off-center strike inherent to cob coinage. Fragmentary Latin legend surrounds the central device, reading elements of CAROLVS TERTIVS D G in abbreviated form. The planchet is roughly oval with jagged, hand-sheared edges typical of Potosí cob production. Strike details are weak in areas consistent with the crude hammered technique employed at colonial mints. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Irregular cob flan displaying the quartered arms of Castile and León in a cross arrangement, characteristic of the macuquina coinage struck at the Potosí Mint under Charles III. The heraldic cross divides the field into four quadrants bearing the castles of Castile and the lions of León alternately, with the overall design heavily affected by the off-center hammered strike. Partial circumferential legend references the mint name and date in abbreviated Latin form. The sheared planchet edges and flat areas of weak relief are consistent with standard cob production at colonial South American mints of the period. |
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