Medal - Charles III Proclamation; Valencia; 1 Real
Features
| Location |
Spain
 |
|---|---|
| King |
Charles III (1759-1788)
|
| Type | Personality medals › Coronation and election medals |
| Year | 1759 |
| Composition | Silver |
| Weight | 4.8 g |
| Diameter | 21 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Number | N# 565584 |
| References | RT# 71 María Ruiz Trapero; 2003. Catálogo de la colección de medallas españolas del Patrimonio Nacional. Madrid, Spain (3 volumes). Juan Claudio de Ramón, Isabel Rodríguez Casanova, Alberto J. Cantó García; 2018. Medallas de la Historia de España / Volumen II: De Carlos II a Carlos III = Medals from the History of Spain. Real Casa de la Moneda, Madrid, Spain. Antonio Vives y Escudero; 1916. Medallas de la Casa de Borbón: de D. Amadeo I, del Gobierno Provisional y de la República Española = Medals of the House of Bourbon. Madrid, Spain. Pere Pau Ripollès Alegre, Juan Manuel Abascal Palazón; 2000. Monedas hispánicas. Real Academia de la Historia, Madrid, Spain.Forgotten Books (publisher); 2018. Catálogo de la Colección de Monedas y Medallas de Manuel Vidal Quadras y Ramón de Barcelona = Catalog of the Collection of Coins and Medals of Manuel Vidal Quadras and Ramón de Barcelona. Forgotten Books. , CRUmedal# 227 Miquel Crusafont i Sabater; 2006. Medalles commemoratives dels Països Catalans / Volume 8: i de la Corona catalano-aragonesa (S. XV-XX) = Commemorative Medals of the Catalan Countries. Institut d'Estudis Catalans, Societat Catalana d'Estudis Numismàtics. |
Commemorative issue
Proclamation of Charles III
Obverse
Bust of king Charles III facing right.
Script: Latin
Lettering: CAROLVS III. D. G. HISP. REX.
Unabridged legend: Carolus III Dei Gratia Hispaniarum Rex
Translation: Charles III king of the Spains by the Grace of God.
Engraver: T. Planes
Reverse
Crowned coat of arms of Valencia with bat on top.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
PROCLAM. VALENT. 1759.
L L
Translation: Proclamation in Valencia.
Engraver: T. Planes
Comments
Charles III (Spanish: Carlos Sebastián de Borbón y Farnesio; 20 January 1716 – 14 December 1788) was King of Spain from 1759 until his death in 1788. He was also Duke of Parma and Piacenza as Charles I (1731–1735), King of Naples as Charles VII and King of Sicily as Charles III (or V) (1735–1759). He was the fourth son of Philip V of Spain and the eldest son of Philip's second wife, Elisabeth Farnese. During his reign, Charles was a proponent of enlightened absolutism and regalism in Europe.
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