1711, Mexico City Gold Escudo - "Crescents" Type.

1715 𝕱𝖑𝖊𝖊𝖙 𝕮𝖔𝖑𝖑𝖊𝖈𝖙𝖎𝖔𝖓
𝐒𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐡 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐚𝐥, 𝐆𝐨𝐥𝐝 𝐄𝐬𝐜𝐮𝐝𝐨.

𝐂𝐎𝐈𝐍 𝐒𝐏𝐄𝐂𝐒
𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐭: 𝙼𝚎𝚡𝚒𝚌𝚘 𝙲𝚒𝚝𝚢
𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐞: 𝟷𝟽𝟷𝟷
𝐀𝐬𝐬𝐚𝐲𝐞𝐫: "𝙹"
𝐑𝐞𝐢𝐠𝐧: 𝙿𝚑𝚒𝚕𝚒𝚙 𝚅
𝐖𝐞𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭: (𝟐𝟐𝐤) 𝟹.𝟺 𝚐𝚛𝚊𝚖𝚜
𝐖𝐞𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭: (𝟐𝟒𝐤) 𝟹.𝟷𝟷 𝚐𝚛𝚊𝚖𝚜
(𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘴 1/10𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘺 𝘰𝘻)
𝐒𝐢𝐳𝐞: 17-19mm

𝕿𝖗𝖆𝖉𝖎𝖙𝖎𝖔𝖓𝖆𝖑 𝖂𝖊𝖎𝖌𝖍𝖙: 3.4 𝙜𝙧𝙖𝙢𝙨.
𝕸𝖔𝖉𝖊𝖗𝖓 𝖂𝖊𝖎𝖌𝖍𝖙: 3.11 𝙜𝙧𝙖𝙢𝙨 or 1/4th troy ounce

This gold escudo features on its obverse, the crowned Spanish Bourbon Coat-of-arms, with mintmark MXo and assayer mark J left, and denomination "I" right, with borders of pellets containing the legend "PHILIPPVS•V•DEI•G•1711"-
and on its reverse, a bold Jerusalem Cross, with Fleur de Lis in the spaces and small crescents in the corners forming its quatrefoil. A border of pellets seperates the legend "HISPANIARVM•ET•INDIARVM•REX+"

Each element on this modern artisan reproduction, was hand stamped into the dies from punches that were carefully hand carved by our die sinker, and then hammer struck exactly like the originals. No two of these coins are exactly alike in shape, size or strike. Making each coin unique to its collector.

𝙀𝙖𝙘𝙝 𝙘𝙤𝙞𝙣 𝙞𝙨 𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙝𝙖𝙢𝙢𝙚𝙧 𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙪𝙘𝙠, 𝙛𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝙤𝙧𝙞𝙜𝙞𝙣𝙖𝙡 𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙨𝙪𝙣𝙠 𝙙𝙞𝙚𝙨, 𝙨𝙤 𝙥𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙨𝙚 𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙤𝙬 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙨𝙤𝙢𝙚 𝙫𝙖𝙧𝙞𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙚 𝙞𝙣 𝙚𝙖𝙘𝙝 𝙘𝙤𝙞𝙣. 𝙄𝙛 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙬𝙖𝙣𝙩 𝙨𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙨𝙥𝙚𝙘𝙞𝙛𝙞𝙘, 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙩𝙖𝙘𝙩 𝙪𝙨 𝙤𝙧 𝙖𝙙𝙙 𝙞𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙣𝙤𝙩𝙚𝙨 𝙖𝙩 𝙘𝙝𝙚𝙘𝙠𝙤𝙪𝙩.

The "Crescents" Type design was a transitional design struck between 1711 and 1712. It was struck at the same time the mint began striking the "Crosslets" design, which would become the new gold coin design from 1711-1713. This rarer crosslet version, is only a 2 year type, as the mint reused the 1711 reverse dies for some coins of 1712. Shame, as it was a beautiful design. It is offered here as a gold escudo, which was worth two pieces of eight in its day. High above the average persons monthly wage. But we also offer it in silver, as an escudo.
These coins were crudely made, but we are offering it as a standard cob strike, or a slightly more "rounded" shape to preserve more details in your coin.
This coin is offered in 24K (.9999), 22K (91.7%) and in silver.
We offer these pieces in their original, and modern weights.