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20 Reales - Jose I Bonaparte
| Issuer | Royal Mint of Spain (Real Casa de la Moneda) |
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| Year | 1808-1813 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Bare-headed effigy of Joseph Napoleon Bonaparte facing left, rendered in high relief with fine detail to the curly hair and naturalistic portrait style fashionable in the Napoleonic era. The truncation of the bust is cleanly cut at the shoulder. The circumferential legend reads IOSEPH · NAP · DEI · GRATIA · with the date prominently positioned in the lower field below the bust. The coin is bordered by a finely executed beaded rim. |
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| Reverse description | Central quartered shield of arms surmounted by a royal crown, displaying the traditional heraldic emblems of Spain: a castle for Castile in the first and fourth quarters, a rampant lion for León in the second and third quarters, vertical bars for Aragon, and additional arms including the pomegranate of Granada, the chains of Navarre, and the eagle of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies, with an escutcheon overall. The denomination '20' appears to the left of the shield and 'R.' to the right. The circumferential legend HISPANIARUM ET IND · REX · with mint mark and assayer initials encircles the design, all within a beaded border. |
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| Edge | Ornamental |
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