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4 Maravedis - Fernando VII Jubia mint, 1st portrait
| Issuer | Spain |
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| Year | 1812-1816 |
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| Technique | Milled |
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| Obverse description | Unadorned draped bust of King Ferdinand VII facing right, rendered in a plain neoclassical style characteristic of the first portrait type used at the Jubia mint. The truncation is bare, without drapery detail. The circular legend reads FERDIN · VII · D · G · HISP · REX, separated by dots, running along the beaded border. The mint mark J and denomination numeral 4 appear flanking the bust in the field, left and right respectively, while the date 1814 is placed in the lower exergual area between two stops. The entire design is enclosed within a continuous beaded inner border. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Fernando VII's copper coinage of this period was minted under genuinely chaotic conditions — the Peninsular War was still grinding through its final years, French forces occupied large portions of Spain, and the Jubia mint in Galicia was one of the few royal facilities operating with any consistency under patriot control. Jubia had only been converted to coinage production in 1808, repurposed from a nail factory, and its early output reflects that industrial improvisation.
The "1st portrait" designation distinguishes this type from later busts introduced as Fernando's image was updated following his return from French captivity in 1814.