8 reales coin of Carlos III, mint of Mexico, 1761.
Sterling silver.
Measures: 38,20 mm in diameter.
Weight: 26,78 grams.
Coin of eight reales of 1761 minted under the mandate of Carlos III. The obverse of a columnar model with the legend VTRAQUE VNUM 1761. On the reverse, the coat of arms of the crown with the legend CAROLVS III D.G HISPAN ET IND REX. EBC conservation status.
Carlos III of Spain, “El Politico”, (Madrid, 1716-1788), was King of Spain from 1759 until his death in 1788, King of Naples and Sicily, and Duke of Parma and Plasencia. He stood out in his attempt to modernize society under enlightened reforms and programs. Promoting, among other things, the development of art and crafts. It was involved in conflicts such as the Seven Years' War, to stop British expansionism for the American colonies, or the United States War of Independence. His death coincided with the almost immediate French Revolution (1789). Reason why his son and successor monarch, Carlos IV, continued with a more conservative and unstable reign.