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4 Reales - Carlos III
| Issuer | Casa de Moneda de México |
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| Year | 1760-1771 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Central field dominated by the quartered royal arms of Spain within an ornate shield, displaying the castles of Castile and lions of León in alternating quarters, with a central escutcheon bearing the Bourbon fleur-de-lis, all surmounted by a royal crown. To the left of the shield appear the assayer initials M and F, and to the right the denomination numeral 4, flanked by small rosette ornaments. The peripheral legend reads CAROLVS III D G HISPAN ET IND REX in Latin, separated by cross stops, running around the entirety of the coin within a toothed border. |
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| Reverse description | Central device depicts the Pillars of Hercules, each column surmounted by a crown and wrapped with a banner bearing the motto PLUS and VLTR respectively, flanking a crowned hemispheric globe showing both the Old and New Worlds. Small rosette ornaments appear in the fields at left and right. The mint mark Mo appears at lower left and lower right. The date 1766 is prominently displayed in the exergue, while the legend VTRAQUE VNUM runs across the upper field, all within a toothed milled border. |
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| Mintage | 1760 MM - - 1761 MM - - 1761 MM - cross between `H`and `I` - 1762 MF - - 1762 MM - - 1763 MF - overdate variety exists - 1763 MM - overdate variety exists - 1764 MF - - 1764 MM - - 1765 MF - - 1766 MF - - 1767 MF - - 1768 MF - - 1769 MF - - 1770 MF - - 1771 FM - - 1771 MF - - |
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