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4 Reales - Carlos III
| Issuer | Casa de Moneda de Guatemala |
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| Year | 1786-1787 |
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| Currency | Real (1733-1859) |
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| Obverse description | Armored laureate bust of King Carlos III facing right, rendered in the portrait style of the Spanish colonial milled coinage. The effigy is set within a plain field, surrounded by a toothed border. The circular legend reads CAROLUS III DEI GRATIA in Latin, distributed around the upper periphery, with the date 1786 positioned in the exergue at the bottom between two pellets. The portrait displays the king's characteristic powdered wig tied with a ribbon at the nape. |
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| Reverse description | The crowned quartered arms of Spain occupy the central field, displaying the castles of Castile and the lions of León in alternating quarters, with the Bourbon dynastic escutcheon en surtout at the centre. The shield is flanked on either side by the Pillars of Hercules, each surmounted by a crown and wreathed with scrolling banners, symbolising the Strait of Gibraltar and the New World. The royal crown above the shield is of elaborate open form. The circular legend HISPAN ET IND REX is distributed around the upper periphery, while the mint mark NG, assayer initial M, and denomination 4R appear in the lower left field, all within a toothed border. |
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| Edge | Milled |
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