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1 Centimo de Escudo - Isabel II Pattern
| Issuer | Spain |
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| Year | 1867 |
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| Reference(s) | Aureo#222 |
| Obverse description | Draped bust of Queen Isabella II facing right, her hair elaborately braided and gathered at the nape of the neck in a characteristic mid-19th-century coiffure. The effigy is rendered in high relief with fine engraving detail. The circular legend runs along the upper periphery, with the date 1867 placed in the exergue below the portrait. A beaded inner border frames the design. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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The escudo monetary system was introduced in Spain in 1864 as part of a broader decimalization push, replacing the old real-based accounting with a centesimal structure. This 1867 pattern predates the revolution by just one year — the Gloriosa of September 1868 would depose Isabel II within months, rendering the entire escudo coinage program effectively orphaned before it reached full maturity.
Patterns from this final pre-revolutionary year are documented in Aureo's census in very limited numbers, struck for official approval rather than circulation.