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1 Real - Isabel II
| Issuer | Kingdom of Spain |
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| Year | 1857-1864 |
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| Thickness | 0.7 mm |
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| Obverse description | Bare-headed effigy of Queen Isabella II facing right, her long wavy hair loosely dressed and adorned with a laurel wreath at the back, rendered in fine relief. The portrait is engraved in a naturalistic Romantic style typical of mid-19th century Spanish coinage. The circular legend surrounding the portrait reads ISABEL 2A. POR LA G· DE DIOS Y LA CONST·, referencing the queen's constitutional title. The mint year appears in the lower portion of the field, below the truncation of the bust. A beaded border frames the entire design. |
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| Obverse lettering | ISABEL 2A. POR LA G· DE DIOS Y LA CONST· .1859. (Translation: Isabella II by the Grace of God and the Constitution) |
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The 1 Real denomination survived into Isabel II's reign largely by bureaucratic inertia — the 1848 monetary reform had rationalized much of the Spanish coinage system, but the real persisted as a fractional unit until the peseta system finally displaced it in 1868, the same year Isabel was deposed and fled to France following the Gloriosa revolution. Production across this type spanned multiple mints, and Cal#401 specimens show enough variation in die workmanship to suggest inconsistent oversight at the Madrid facility during the early 1860s.