Unknown origin, unknown coin

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Can anyone identify this silver coin, and anything about it? It was on a charm bracelet
my mother got in Egypt 50+ years ago. It doesn't look like other Egyptian coins.

Please help? Many thanks in advance.

Shelley



The details appear a bit blurry, but it appears to be a Spanish Colonial 2 reales from the Popayan (Colombia) mint, dated (1)750.

Giving us the size and weight always helps.
It weighs 3 grams and it's about 7/8"
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I said reales, since he said silver, but the design is closer to the gold 2 escudos.
And probably not genuine.
Yes, but the 3 gram weight, and the previous note about fakes, makes me think
this was a little smaller fake that was made for the charm bracelet, perhaps?

It is definitely silver not gold, but I don't know what white-gold looks like....

The silver in the whole bracelet is probably the only thing of value, I'm guessing.

Many thanks for your speedy, competent help. It's much appreciated!!!

Shelley
The Spanish did not mint these in white gold.

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