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Reales issues of the Durango mint (gold)

Half escudo

Diameter 15 mm. 1.690 g. 0.8750 gold 

Date Asssayer Recorded
Mintage
Comment
 1833 RM-RL    
1834/3 RM    
1835/3 RM    
1836/4 RM   skinny head snake
1836/4 RM   fat head snake
1837 RM    
1838 RM    
1843 RM    
1844/33 RM    
1846 RM    
1848 RM    
1850/33 JMR    
1851 JMR    
1852 JMR    
1853 CP    
1854 CP    
1855 CP    
1859 CP    
1864 CP    
1864 LT    

  

KM 378.1 ½E 1848 Do RMKM 378.1 ½E 1848 Do RM reverse
KM 378.1 ½E 1848 Do RM (Stack’s Bowers auction, 11 January 2010, lot 1348)

A variety of the 1836 ½ escudo is described here.

One escudo

Diameter 18 mm. 3.380 g. 0.8750 gold 

Date Asssayer Recorded
Mintage
Comment
1832 RL    
1833/2 RM/RL    
1834 RM    
1836 RM/RL    
1838 RM    
1846/38 RM    
1850 JMR    
1851/3 JMR    
1851 JMR    
1853 CP    
1854/34 CP    
1854/44 CP/RP    
1854 CP    
1855 CP    
1861 CP    
1864 LT/CP    

 

 KM 379.1 1E 1838 Do RMKM 379.1 1E 1838 Do RM reverse
KM 379.1 1E 1838 Do RM (Stack’s Bowers auction, 11 January 2010, lot 1322)

Two escudos

Diameter 23 mm. 6.770 g. 0.8750 gold

Date Asssayer Recorded
Mintage
Comment
 1833 RM    
1837 RM    

 

Four escudos

Diameter 30 mm. 13.540 g. 0.8750 gold 

Date Asssayer Recorded
Mintage
Comment
 1832 RM    
1833 RM    
1852 JMR    

 

Eight escudos 

Diameter 37 mm. 27.070 g. 0.8750 gold 

Date Asssayer Recorded
Mintage
Comment
1832 RM    
1833 RM/RL    
1834 RM    
1835/4 RM    
1836 RM/RL    
1836 RM   M on snake
1837 RM    
1838 RM    
1839 RM    
1840/30 RM/RL    
1841/30 RM    
1841/31 RM    
1841/34 RM    
1842 RM    
1842/32 RM    
1843/1 RM    
1843 RM    
1844/34 RM/RL    
1844 RM    
1845/36 RM    
1845 RM    
1846 RM    
1847 RM    
1848 CM    
1849/39 CM    
1849 JMR    
1850 JMR    
1851 JMR    
1852/1 JMR    
1852 CP    
1853 CP    
1854 CP    
1855/4 CP    
1856 CP    
1857 CP   French dies
1857 CP   Mexican dies 1857-1876
1858 CP    
1859 CP    
1861/0 CP    
1862 CP    
1863 CP    
1864 LT    
1866 CM    
1867 CP    
1869 CP    
1870 CP    

 

KM 383.3 8E 1854 Do CP RKM 383.3 8E 1854 Do CP R reverse

KM 383.3 8E 1854 Do CP/R (Stack’s Bowers auction, 11 January 2010, lot 1226)