1 Escudo - Charles IV portrait of Charles III

Features

Issuer	Colombia
King	Charles IV (Carlos IV) (1788-1808)
Type	Standard circulation coins
Years	1789-1791
Value	1 Escudo (16)
Currency	Real (1616-1820)
Composition	Gold (.875)
Weight	3.3834 g
Shape	Round
Technique	Milled
Orientation	Medal alignment ↑↑
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 61392
References	KM# 54.1, 54.2 Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). , Restrepo# 82.6 Jorge Emilio Restrepo; 2012. Coins of Colombia: Spanish colonial and republican 1619 to 2012 (4^th Edition). Self-published, Medellín, Colombia. , Hernández# 685-686 Pedro Pablo Hernández; 2023. Monedas y Billetes de Colombia: Colombia 1616-2023 (Colonia y República); 100 Años Banco de la República 1923 - 2023 = Coins and Banknotes of Colombia (8^th Edition). Begon, Medellín, Colombia.

Obverse

Bust of Carlos III facing right and surrounded by legend. Date below.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
CAROL.IV.D.G. HISP.ET IND.R.
.1789.

Translation: Carlos IV By the Grace of God King of Spain and the Indies

Reverse

Coat of arms surrounded by legend

Script: Latin

Lettering:
IN UTROQ FELIX A D
NR JJ
1 S

Translation:
IN UTROQ FELIX AUSPICE DEO = In one and the other world happy under God's eye
New Kingdom (Nuevo Reino de Granada), engraver's initials "JJ"

Mints

NR	Bogota Mint (Casa de Moneda de Bogotá), Santa Fe de Bogota, modern-day Bogota, Colombia (1620-1987)
P	Casa de Moneda de Colombia, Popayan, Colombia

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Date					VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
Undetermined
1789 NR JJ												KM#54.1, Hernández#685
1789 P SF												KM#54.2, Hernández#686
1790 NR JJ												KM#54.1, Hernández#685
1790 P SF												KM#54.2, Hernández#686
1791 NR JJ												KM#54.1, Hernández#685

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Numista Rarity index: 91 Search tips

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Bullion value: USD 424.52 Search tips

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Actual gold weight: 0.095 oz

Current gold price: 4460.11 USD/oz (see gold price

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Past sales

Pictures	Sale	Date	Version	Grade	Sold price
	Heritage Auctions 2020 April 24 - 27 Central States World Coins & Ancient Coins Signature Auction - Dallas 3083 Lot 32341	24 Apr 2020	1791 NR JJ – KM#54.1, Hernández#685	AU (NGC AU50)	USD 660.00 (incl. buyer's premium)
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