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1/2 Enrique - Enrique IV Madrid
| Issuer | Castile and Leon, Kingdom of |
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| Year | 1467-1471 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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Enrique IV's half-enrique emerged directly from the monetary ordinances of 1471, part of his broader — and largely unsuccessful — effort to stabilize a coinage that had become catastrophically debased under pressure from the Castilian nobility. The king's authority over the mints was effectively contested for much of his reign; several lords operated unauthorized mints, flooding circulation with underweight and base issues. Madrid was among the crown-controlled facilities producing the gold denominations.
AB#651 is attributed to the Madrid mint based on mintmark, a distinction that matters given how many contemporary forgeries and irregular strikes entered circulation during this period.