8 Escudos, Colombia, 1779
Object Details
- Description (Brief)
- One (1) 8 escudo coin
- Colombia, 1779
- Obverse Image: Portrait of Charles III
- Obverse Text: CAROL III / D / G / HISP / ET / IND / R / 1779
- Reverse Image: Crowned arms with Order chain.
- Reverse Text: P / IN / UTROQ / FELIX / AUSPICE / DEO / SF
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Credit Line
- Estate of Josiah K. Lilly
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
- Date made
- 1779
- ID Number
- NU.68.159.1920
- accession number
- 283645
- catalog number
- 68.159.1920
- ruler
- Charles III
- Object Name
- coin
- Physical Description
- gold (overall metal)
- 0 (overall die axis)
- 0 (overall die axis measurement)
- struck (overall production method)
- Measurements
- overall: .1 cm x 3.7 cm; 1/32 in x 1 15/32 in
- place made
- Colombia
- place of issue
- Colombia
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- Work and Industry: National Numismatic Collection
- Josiah K. Lilly Jr. Collection
- Record ID
- nmah_1137330
