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2 Escudos - Carlos II
| Issuer | Casa de Moneda de México |
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| Year | 1690-1701 |
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| Reference(s) | KM#52 |
| Obverse description | The obverse displays the quartered Royal Arms of Spain in shield form, typical of the macuquina (cob) coinage of the colonial Mexican mint under Carlos II. The crowned shield bears the castles of Castile and lions of León in alternate quarters, with the Granada pomegranate in base, rendered in the characteristic crude, deeply-struck style of hammered cob coinage. Partial legends appear around the periphery, though largely off-flan as is typical of this issue. The irregular flan shape and flat relief of the strike are hallmarks of the hand-struck escudo series. |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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| Edge | Plain |
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