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1 Escudo - Charles IV
| Issuer | Casa de Moneda de Potosí |
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| Year | 1791 |
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| Currency | Real (1574-1825) |
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| Obverse description | Laureate and draped bust of King Carlos IV facing right, rendered in the standard colonial portrait style. The king is shown wearing armour with an elaborate gorget and a laurel wreath upon his head. The circumferential legend reads CAROL · IIII · D · G · HISP · ET · IND · R ·, and the date 1791 appears in the lower exergual area flanked by pellets. The entire design is encircled by a finely executed beaded border. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
| Obverse lettering | CAROL · IIII · D · G · HISP · ET · IND · R · 1791 |
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