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1/2 Real - Ferdinandus V and Elisabet I Cuenca
| Issuer | Royal Mint of Castile and Leon |
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| Year | 1474-1497 |
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| Value | 1/2 Real |
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| Obverse description | Central field displays the crowned Gothic monogram of Fernando and Isabel (the interlaced letters F and Y surmounted by a royal crown), struck in high relief characteristic of late 15th-century Castilian hammered coinage. The monogram is rendered in a bold, angular Gothic style. A circular Latin legend runs around the periphery, separated from the central device by a beaded inner border. The flan is irregular in shape, as typical of hand-struck medieval Hispanic coinage. |
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| Reverse description | Central device features a quartered coat of arms of Castile and Leon set within a plain cross, with castles in the first and fourth quarters and lions rampant in the second and third quarters. The shield is surmounted by a royal crown. A circular Latin legend naming the joint monarchs runs around the periphery, separated from the central device by a beaded inner border. The overall strike is typical of the hammered technique employed at the Cuenca mint under the Catholic Monarchs. |
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| Mintage | ND (1474-1497) C |
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