Spain Medal 1765 Charles III. Marriage of the Crown Prince to Maria Louisa Theresia of Parma. PCGS MS64

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Certification details

PCGS Certification number: 59366567

Grade: MS64

Nominal value: Medal

Year: 1765

Diameter: 49.5

Name: 1765 Medal Wurzb-4431 Molinari-356 Bronzed AE

Country: Spain

Material: Bronzed

Major Variety: Wurzb-4431 Molinari-356 Bronzed AE

Catalog Number: PCGS 937631

PCGS Catalog Number: 937631

1765, Spain, Charles III. Marriage of Prince Charles to Maria Louisa Theresia of Parma. Medal. PCGS MS-64!

Mint Year: 1765
Mint Place: Madrid
Medallist: Tomás Francisco Prieto
Reference: Wurzbach 4431, Molinari 356.
Condition: Certified and graded by PCGS as MS-64!
Denomination: Medal - Marriage of the Crown Prince Charles (later Charles IV), to Maria Louisa Theresia of Parma.
Diameter: 49.5mm
Material: Bronze
Weight: 45gm

Obverse: Draped profile bust of Charles III right, wearing the Toison Order. Medallist´s signature (T.PRIETO) below.
Legend: CAROLVS . III . PARENS . OPTIMVS ("Charles III, most excellent parent.

Reverse: Conjoined busts of the Crown Prince Charles (later Charles IV) and his fiance Maria Louisa Theresia of Parma right.
Legend: PVBLICAE . FELICIT . PIGNVS ("A pledge of public happiness.")
Exergue: ALOISIA . PHILIO . INF . HISP . PARM . DVC . FIL . CAROL . PRINCIP . NVPTA . M . DCC . LXV .



King Charles IV of Spain married his first cousin Maria Luisa of Parma on September 4, 1765, at the Palace of La Granja de San Ildefonso in Segovia. Maria Luisa was only 13 years old at the time of the wedding, and Charles was 16. Maria Luisa was the daughter of Philip, Duke of Parma, and Louise-Élisabeth of France. She was the granddaughter of both King Philip V of Spain and King Louis XV of France. Charles was the heir to the Spanish throne.

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