MINT MUSEUM'S II 100 EURO - 1715 LIMAID92957035
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 fifth of these pieces is a 2-escudo coin from 1715 minted at the CECA in Lima, where formidable gold coins were hammered, these escudos with a fineness of 23 carats, featuring a quartered coat of arms with castles and lions on a Jerusalem cross on the obverse.
The reverse shows the Pillars of Hercules on waves.
| Series | Jewels Of The Casa De La Moneda Museum |
| Denomination | 2 Escudos |
| Year | 2025 |
| Quality | Proof |
| Diameter (mm) | 19 |
| Face Value (Euro) | 100 |
| Alloy (‰) | 999 |
| Metal | Gold |
| Weight (g) | 6.75 |
JEWELLERY MUSEUM II - 1715 LIMA - 2 SHIELDS
Between 1701 and 1747, the Lima mint struck some formidable gold coins. The escudos, with a fineness of 23 carats that was not reduced until 1728, are known to be the best gold coin issue made by the Spanish crown in America. The two 1715 Lima escudos in the Casa de la Moneda Museum are a valuable example of this series due to their excellent condition, which allows their types to be clearly distinguished. These were: quartered with castles and lions on a Jerusalem cross and the legend: +PHILIPPVS·V·DG HISPANIA (Philip V, King of Spain by the Grace of God) on the obverse.
On the reverse are the columns of Hercules on waves, between them: L (mint mark, Lima) - 2 (value) - N (assayer's mark, Joaquín Negrón) / P - V (Philip V) - A / 7 - 1 - 5 (date, 1715) and the circular legend: ET YNDIARVM REX (and King of the Indies) ANO (year with illegible date). Diameter: 24.18 mm; weight: 6.7 g.