Modern coin – HCR152164

Obverse

Inscription:

CAROL III D G HISP R

Design:

Head of king, right, date below.

Inscription:

None

Design:

Crowned shield bearing the simplified arms of Spain, surrounded by the chain of the Order of the Golden Fleece.

Category

Spanish Gold coin

Period

Modern

Group

Authority

Spain: kingdom

Person

Charles of Bourbon, king of Sicily (III), king of Naples, king of Spain (III), duke of Parma and Piacenza, 1731-1788

Reign

Dating

1786

Mint

Madrid

Denomination

Half Escudo

Metal

gold

Technique

milled

Weight (g)

1.74

Diameter (mm)

15.355

Acquisition method

deposit

Acquisition date

1933

Source

Corpus Christi College

Acquisition credit

Deposited by Corpus Christi College, 1933.

Reference

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