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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Duro, emergency coin from Girona, struck during the siege by the French, in the name of Ferdinand VII, King of Spain
1808
Obverse: at the bottom: stamp containing inscription "FER VII"; above it a blank area within a hatched border. Reverse: at the top: stamp containing inscription: "GNA 1808 Un Duro"; below it a blank area within a hatched border. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-4-525; its record gives material…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Siege of Tarragona by the French, emergency coin of five pesetas, struck by Ferdinand VII, King of Spain
1809
Obverse: four stamps, placed left, right, top and bottom; top: value indication; left and right: "FER VII"; bottom: year within a wreath of leaves. Reverse: crowned coat of arms within a wreath of leaves. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-4-536; its record gives material recorded as silver (meta…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Spain, King Philip V, real (de plata), 1721 S
1721
Silver coin. Obverse: crowned composite coat of arms. To the right of it value indication: I, to the left of it letter S [=Seville]. Reverse: within polyfoil, short cross with in the angles alternately a lion [=Leon] and a castle [=Castile]. Date at the top in inscription. Smooth edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, ho…
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