SKU: SWC-14

Spanish Royal, Charles II


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Obverse: Legend around the crowned monogram of King Charles.
Reverse: Legend around cross, lions and castles.

  • Country: Mexico
  • Composition: Silver
  • Denomination: 1 Real
  • Date: 1665–1700
  • 14K solid gold bezel

The reverse displays the arms of Castile and Leon within a quatrefoil design. The arms, dividing the shield into quadrants, are emphasized so that they represent a cross in the center of the shield with the castle and lion images in their respective corners. A Jerusalem cross with a ball at each extremity denotes the Mexico mint.

Charles II, also known as “El Hechizado”, was king of Spain from 1665 to 1700 and the last monarch of the Spanish Habsburg dynasty. Childless, his will named Phillip Anjou as successor to the throne, leaving the Spanish Empire in uproar and reeling into the War of Spanish Succession.

The real was a unit of currency in Spain and its colonies for several centuries. When additional silver deposits were discovered in the colonial territories there was a pressing demand to export it to Spain as quickly as possible. To do this, starting in the reign of Philip II, the mints produced irregular coinage called cobs. A bar of silver was simply cut into chunks of the appropriate weight. The intention in minting these crude but accurately weighed cobs was to produce an easily portable product that could be sent to Spain. In Spain the cobs would be melted down to produce silver jewelry, coins, bars and other items. Cobs also circulated as coinage in the Spanish colonies.

Shipwreck es una colección de monedas antiguas rescatadas de naufragios, cuidadosamente restauradas y transformadas en piezas únicas de Corso. Cada una cumple con los más estrictos estándares de calidad, elaborada por expertos artesanos con materiales seleccionados cuidadosamente.

Debido a que estas monedas estuvieron expuestas a residuos y elementos marinos durante su tiempo en el océano, requieren cuidados especiales para mantener su brillo y preservar su apariencia.

  • Evite aplicar perfumes, cremas, grasas o maquillaje directamente sobre la pieza. 
  • No la exponga a la humedad ni a sustancias corrosivas. 
  • Para su limpieza, utilice agua y jabón y seque delicadamente la pieza con un paño suave y de color neutro para absorver la humedad. 
  • Evitar el contacto con agua o con el sudor/acidez natural de la piel, ya que esto puede opacar o ensuciar el material.
  • Debido a su antigüedad, estas piezas son más sensibles a elementos químicos, lo que puede afectar su color.
  • Para limpiar la pieza, utilice agua con jabón y séquela delicadamente con un paño suave de color neutro, eliminando aceites y residuos que puedan ensuciarla o afectar su brillo.
  • Almacene la pieza en su bolsa protectora de piel.

Cada moneda de esta colección es única, con variaciones de color, textura y forma que reflejan sus características originales y naturales, adquiridas durante su tiempo en las profundidades del océano.

The chain in the image is for reference only and is sold separately, it is not included with this piece.


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