Coin
Category
Coins and medals
Date
1783
Materials
Silver
Measurements
17 mm (Diameter); 1.60 g (Weight)
Place of origin
Mexico City
Order this imageCollection
Erddig, Wrexham
NT 1156113
Summary
Coin. A Spanish/Mexican Carolus III 8 reales silver coin. The obverse shows a bust of Carolus III facing right surrounded by the inscription CAROLUS · III · DEI · GRATIA ·1783. The reverse shows a crown surmounting a shield with a pillar on either side surrounded by the inscription HISPAN · ET IND · R · M · F · F.
Provenance
Given by Philip Yorke III (1905-1978) along with the estate, house and contents to the National Trust in 1973.