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Description
Spanish Empire, Charles IV of the House of Bourbon-Anjou, King of Spain 1788-1808 AD, Gold Four Escudos (13.45g, 29mm), 1796 MM F, Royal Mint of Spain, Madrid. Obverse: bare-headed and draped bust of King Charles IV facing to the right, date below, legend surrounds, “CAROL· IIII· D·G· HISP· ET IND· R·”. Reverse: Royal Greater Coat of Arms of the Kingdom of Spain (1761-1868), denomination “4 S” to field either side, mintmark crowned “M” and assayer’s initial “M” below, legend surrounds, “·IN· UTROQ· FELIX· ·AUSPICE· DEO·”. KM-436; Calicó-205. Certified and graded by NGC as Almost Uncirculated 58. A superior example with sharp devices, particularly the reverse, overall very attractive, some softness of strike over shield.
The obverse Latin legend is the royal titulature of King Charles IV of Spain, reading unabridged as “Carolus Quartus, Deī grātiā, Hispāniae et Indiae rēx”, with an English translation of “Charles the fourth, by the Grace of God, King of Spain and the Indies”. The reverse Latin legend reads “in utrōque fēlīx auspice Deō”, with an English translation of “under the auspices of God there is happiness on both sides”.
