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1/2 Real - Isabel II
| Issuer | Spain |
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| Year | 1848-1853 |
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| Thickness | 3 mm |
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| Reverse description | Central field bears the denomination inscription MEDIO REAL. in two lines with CINCO DECIMAS. below, all enclosed within an open laurel wreath surmounted by a tied bow at the top. A beaded inner border frames the composition, with the peripheral legend running along the upper arc. The mint mark appears below the denomination, and the date 1851 is inscribed at the base of the coin flanked by two six-pointed stars. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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These copper fractional pieces were struck under Isabel II during one of the most turbulent stretches of nineteenth-century Spanish politics — the queen had already survived two Carlist Wars and a succession of short-lived governments by the time production began. The 1848 date is particularly charged: revolutionary upheaval across Europe that year prompted the Madrid government to accelerate currency reforms, partly to demonstrate institutional stability it did not actually possess.
Cal#570 collectors should note that die alignment inconsistencies are documented across this run, a known consequence of the Casa de Moneda de Segovia operating with aging equipment well past its reliable service life.