Scudo or Escudo? - Scudi or Escudi?
The Spanish Escudo gold coinage issued from 1771 to 1814, or thereabouts, is marked with its value as 1S, 2S, 4S, and 8S; the "S" being an abbreviation of scudo or its plural scudi. We do not know why the letter "E" was not used. Perhaps it's for the same reason that the coin grade Extremely Fine is abbreviated in American to XF? We hesitate to add whether this is any reflection on US education standards, or just because Americans don't speak English. If anybody out there knows the answer to our Spanish question, we would be delighted if you could let us know, Thanks.
The 2 escudo (dos escudi / scudi) coin is also known as a "Doubloon", (Doblon in Spanish), because of its face value of 2 scudi.

Description
Obverse
Large bust of King Carlos IIII to the right, with the legend:-
CAROL IIII D.G. HISP ET IND R.
1807

Reverse
A crowned shield, surrounded by what appears to be an ornate gold chain with a fleece suspended from it, with "2" and "S" on either side of the shield but inside the chain; and the legend:-
IN UTROQ FELIX AUSPICE DEO
(Crowned) M A.I.

Specifications

Denomination	Diameter	Weight	Alloy	Gold Content
2 Escudos	22	6.7700	.8750	0.1905

Key to Table
Denomination = Face Value
Diameter = Diameter in millimetres
Weight = Gross weight in grams.
Gold Content = Gold content in Troy Ounces.

Prices & Availability
The prices quoted in the US $ column may be out of date due to currency fluctuations.

Date	Denomination	Description	Mintage	Grade	Availability	Price £	Price $
1801	2 Escudos	Charles IV, Madrid Mint, AI		Ask	Yes	£Ask	$Ask
1807	2 Escudos	Charles IV, Madrid Mint, AI		VF	Yes	£295	$595

Postage & Packing
UK Registered Post (Special Delivery) £6 per order
EU Insured Post £10 per order
USA Airmail $10 per order
USA Insured Shipping $20 per order
Rest of World (where available) £10 International Registered (fully insured)

Other Spanish Coins
For Spanish coins in silver or base metal, or Spanish coin sets other than gold, please look at the Spanish Coins page of our original website.