SPAIN Coins
Menut: Fractional Coin of the Kingdom of Valencia
Illustrated Specimen Details: Billon Menut Example Specimen: Menut, ND (1667-1699) (Kingdom of Valencia, Spain) Authority & Heraldry: The obverse features the portrait of King Carlos II (Charles II of Spain — the last Habsb…
Blanca Coin of Castile and León: Medieval Numismatics
Illustrated Specimen Details: Blanca Coin Example Specimen: Blanca, 1471-1474 (Crown of Castile) Historical Context: The Crown of Castile (1230-1715) was a medieval polity on the Iberian Peninsula formed by the union of the kin…
Peseta: The "Small Piece" that Unified Spanish Currency
Illustrated Specimen Details: 2 Pesetas (Euzkadi) Example Specimen: 2 pesetas, 1937 — Basque Country (Euzkadi) Authority and Issuer: This nickel coin was issued by the Gobierno de Euzkadi (Government of the Basque Country) dur…
Maravedi Coin: History of Spain's Currency Unit
Illustrated Specimen Details: Copper 2 Maravedis (Spain) Example Specimen: 2 maravedis, 1831 — Kingdom of Spain Authority and Ruler: This copper coin was issued during the reign of Ferdinand VII , a monarch who ruled during a p…
Seiseno: Spanish Copper Coin Denomination; 6 dinero
Illustrated Specimen Details: Seiseno (Valencia / Spain) Example Specimen: Seiseno, 1710 (Philip V) Authority: Issued under Philip V (Felipe V), the first Bourbon King of Spain, whose reign was the longest in the history of th…
Ardite Coin: History of the Catalonian Denomination
Illustrated Specimen Details: Ardite Example Specimen: Ardite, 1614 — Principality of Catalonia The Principality of Catalonia was a medieval and early modern state on the Iberian Peninsula, corresponding to the modern-day auton…
Semis: coin from City of Castulo (Ancient Spain)
SEMIS: COIN OF CASTULO (ROMAN SPAIN) Semis, 154-133 BC: City of Castulo (Hispania: Ancient Iberia under Rome) Coin of Castulo (Iberian "Kastilo") — an ancient Iberian town; nowadays Spain. During the Second Punic War (218 to 201 BC), the …
Macuquina: coin of Spanish Empire (Bolivian issue)
MACUQUINA: COIN OF SPANISH EMPIRE Macuquina, 1596-1605: Spanish Empire (Bolivian issue) Ruler: Philip III (Spanish "Felipe III"; also known in Spain as Philip the Pious) — King of Spain during 1598-1621. As Philip II, he was also King of …
Cornado: coin from Spanish Kingdom of Castile and Leon
CORNADO: COIN OF CASTILE (SPAIN) Cornado (dinero), 1333-1350: Crown of Castile (Kingdom of Castile and Leon) Crown of Castile (1230-1715) — medieval polity in the Iberian Peninsula that formed in 1230 as a result of the union of the crowns of the …
Cuarto: coin from Principality of Catalonia (Spain)
CUARTO: COIN OF CATALONIA 3 cuartos, 1837: Principality of Catalonia (Spain) Principality of Catalonia was a medieval and early modern state in the Iberian Peninsula (nowadays — an autonomous community in Spain). The term Principality of Catalonia …