Medal - Charles III Proclamation; Burgos; 2 Reales
Features
| Location |
Spain
 |
|---|---|
| King |
Charles III (1759-1788)
|
| Type | Personality medals › Coronation and election medals |
| Year | 1759 |
| Composition | Silver |
| Weight | 6.5 g |
| Diameter | 27 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Cast |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Number | N# 565833 |
| References | MHE# 260 Juan Claudio de Ramón, Isabel Rodríguez Casanova, Alberto J. Cantó García; 2018. Medallas de la Historia de España / Volumen II: De Carlos II a Carlos III = Medals from the History of Spain. Real Casa de la Moneda, Madrid, Spain. Martín Almagro-Gorbea, Teresa Moneo Rodríguez; 2005. Medallas españolas = Spanish medals. Real Academia de la Historia, Madrid, Spain.Forgotten Books (publisher); 2018. Catálogo de la Colección de Monedas y Medallas de Manuel Vidal Quadras y Ramón de Barcelona = Catalog of the Collection of Coins and Medals of Manuel Vidal Quadras and Ramón de Barcelona. Forgotten Books. |
Commemorative issue
Proclamation of Charles III
Obverse
Bust of king Charles III facing right.
Script: Latin
Lettering: CAROLUM ✽ III ✽ REGEM ✽ CATHOLICUM
Translation: To Charles III, Catholic King.
Reverse
Emblem of Burgos with crowned bust of king Ferdinand III front-facing and two towers on both sides.
Script: Latin
Lettering: PROCLAMAT ✽ CAPUT ✽ CASTELLÆ
Translation: Proclamation in head (main city) of Castile.
Comments
“PROCLAMAT CAPUT CASTELLÆ” is often found in inscriptions, medals, or historical documents referring to the city of Burgos, which was traditionally considered the "Head of Castile" (the capital or most prominent city of the old Kingdom of Castile).
Charles III (Spanish: Carlos Sebastián de Borbón y Farnesio; 20 January 1716 – 14 December 1788) was King of Spain from 1759 until his death in 1788. He was also Duke of Parma and Piacenza as Charles I (1731–1735), King of Naples as Charles VII and King of Sicily as Charles III (or V) (1735–1759). He was the fourth son of Philip V of Spain and the eldest son of Philip's second wife, Elisabeth Farnese. During his reign, Charles was a proponent of enlightened absolutism and regalism in Europe.
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