Coin
Category
Coins and medals
Date
1779
Materials
Silver
Measurements
17 mm (Diameter); 1.55 g (Weight)
Place of origin
Lima
Order this imageCollection
Erddig, Wrexham
NT 1156110
Summary
Coin. A Spanish/Peruvian Carolus III 8 Reales silver coin. The obverse shows a bust of Carolus III facing right surrounded by the inscription CAROLUS.III.DEI. GRATIA.1779. The reverse shows a crown surmounting a shield with a pillar on either side surrounded by the inscription HISPAN.ET.IND.R.AE.M.I.
Provenance
Given by Philip Yorke III (1905-1978) along with the estate, house and contents to the National Trust in 1973.