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Principality of Catalonia

A historic state in northeastern Iberia, ruled by the king of France as Count of Barcelona during the Reapers' War.

Kind: principality
Region: Southern Europe, Europe
Recorded period: 1162 – 1716

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½ seizain from Barcelona, Spain of the French King Louis XIV, Count of Barcelona, 1644

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

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½ seizain from Barcelona, Spain of the French King Louis XIV, Count of Barcelona, 1644

1644

Copper coin. Obverse: portrait of the king facing right. To the left letter A, to the right letter R. Reverse: diamond-shaped coat of arms of Barcelona. Date at upper left in the legend. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-3524A; its record gives material recorded as copper (metal); technique s…

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