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20 Pesetas
| Issuer | Principality of Catalonia |
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| Year | 1812-1814 |
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| Composition | Gold (.875) |
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| Obverse description | The obverse features the denomination and mint inscription arranged across the central field in two lines, reading '20.' above 'PESETAS', with a decorative olive or laurel branch rendered in relief beneath the denomination. The circular legend '·EN·BARCELONA·' runs along the outer periphery, interrupted at the base by the date '·1812·'. The design is framed by an inner beaded border, with the reeded edge visible at the coin's rim. The overall layout is typographic rather than figural, reflecting the emergency coinage aesthetic of the Peninsular War period. |
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| Obverse lettering | 20. PESETAS ·EN·BARCELONA· 1812. (Translation: 20 pesetas in Barcelona) |
| Reverse description | The reverse displays the arms of Barcelona at center: a quartered shield bearing the characteristic cross of Saint George and the four vertical bars (pals) of Aragon, set within a lozenge-shaped decorative frame enriched with a dotted border. The central device is encircled by a full wreath of olive or laurel branches, tied at the base with a ribbon bow, and the composition fills the field without additional legend. The absence of a royal portrait reflects the coin's issuance during the French occupation, when Catalonia struck coinage in the name of the Principality rather than under a reigning monarch. |
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