MINT MUSEUM'S JEWELS II - 1772 MÉXICOID92957032
In 2023, a new series of collector coins called ‘Jewels of the Casa de la Moneda Museum’ was launched. In 2025, the Royal Mint is putting the second series of these numismatic gems into circulation, which can be admired in our Museum.
The third of these pieces is an 8-real coin from 1772 minted at the CECA in Mexico, with the effigy of Charles III on the obverse, one of the first 8-real coins made after the monetary reform of 1771.
The reverse shows the crowned coat of arms quartered by castles and lions flanked by the Pillars of Hercules.
| Series | Jewels Of The Casa De La Moneda Museum |
| Denomination | 8 Reales |
| Year | 2025 |
| Quality | Proof |
| Diameter (mm) | 40 |
| Face Value (Euro) | 10 |
| Alloy (‰) | 925 |
| Metal | Silver |
| Weight (g) | 27 |
JEWELLERY MUSEUM II - 1772 MEXICO - 8 REALES
8 reales 1772 Carlos III Mexico, inv. no. 37199. One of the first 8 reales coins produced after the monetary reform of 1771, which involved changing all the denominations of coins in Spain and America and introduced the portrait of the monarch on silver and copper coins. It also established distinct types for the so-called ‘provincial silver’, reales that circulated on the peninsula made of lower-grade silver than the so-called ‘national silver’ or ‘thick silver’ minted in America for overseas trade. These types were designed by the founder of the Casa de la Moneda Museum collection and General Engraver of the Mint, Tomás Francisco Prieto. The obverse shows the bust of the monarch with a heroic cloak and laurel wreath, and the legend: CAROLUS·III· - DEI·GRATIA / 1772. The reverse shows the crowned coat of arms quartered by castles and lions flanked by the Pillars of Hercules, which were distinctive of the aforementioned ‘national silver’, with the legend: · HISPAN·ET IND·REX/·MO· (Mint of Mexico) / 8R /·M·F· (assayers: Manuel de la Rivera and Francisco Antonio de la Peña). Diameter: 41.47; weight: 26.8 g.