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1 Real - Carlos III
| Issuer | Casa de Moneda de Potosí |
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| Year | 1767-1770 |
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| Value | 1 Real |
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| Obverse description | Central field displays the quartered royal arms of Spain within a shield, featuring the castles of Castile and the lions of León in opposing quarters, with the fleurs-de-lis of Bourbon in the lower quarters, surmounted by an ornate royal crown. The denomination mark R and assayer initial I flank the shield at left and right respectively. The circular Latin legend reads CAR·III·D·G·HISP·ET IND·R·, separated by small rosette stops, identifying the issuer as Carlos III by the grace of God, King of Spain and the Indies. |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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Carlos III's monetary reforms of the 1760s pushed the Spanish colonial mints toward milled coinage, but Potosí's transition was notoriously uneven. The 1 Real cobs from this mint had long carried a reputation for irregular weight and fineness — a scandal that had triggered royal investigations as far back as 1649, when mint officials were found systematically debasing the silver. By the late 1760s, the macuquina production that overlapped with early milled output made this a transitional window at one of the highest-altitude mints in the world, operating above 4,000 meters in the Bolivian altiplano.