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8 Reales - Carlos III
| Issuer | Casa de Moneda de Chile |
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| Year | 1773-1789 |
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| Diameter | 41 mm |
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| Obverse description | Laureate and draped bust of King Charles III facing right, rendered in high relief in the neoclassical portrait style introduced by the Bust coinage series. The monarch's hair is tied at the back with a ribbon and adorned with a laurel wreath, his armored and draped shoulders visible below. The circular legend CAROLUS III DEI GRATIA arcs around the periphery, interrupted by the mint date 1787 positioned in the lower exergual area between two pellets. A fine milled border frames the entire obverse field. |
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| Reverse description | The crowned royal arms of Spain displayed at center, quartered with the castles of Castile and lions of León, with the Bourbon escutcheon inescutcheon at fess point. Flanking the shield are the two Pillars of Hercules, each wrapped with a banner inscribed PLUS VLTRA, symbolizing Spain's dominion beyond the known world. The mint mark So and assayer initials DA appear to the left of the left pillar, with the denomination 8R also on the left. The circular legend HISPAN ET IND REX arcs around the periphery, with the word IND centered at the base. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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