Catalog
4 Quartos - Isabella II
| Issuer | Manila Mint |
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| Year | 1835 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Reverse description | A crowned lion rampant, facing left, holds a sword in one paw and two globes in the other, symbolizing dominion over the Old and New Worlds, standing above stylized waves. The central device is contained within a beaded inner circle, with a circular Latin legend occupying the outer field, incorporating the date 1835 and the Manila mint mark 'M'. |
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| Reverse lettering | VTRAq · VIRT · PROTEGO F · 1835 · M (Translation: Protector of virtue in both worlds.) |
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The Manila Mint was established by royal decree in 1829 specifically to address the chronic shortage of small change in the Philippine archipelago, where copper coinage was desperately needed for everyday transactions that silver pesos couldn't serve. This 1835 issue falls within the mint's earliest productive years, when output was inconsistent and quality control was irregular enough that strike depth varies considerably across surviving specimens of the same die pair.
Isabella II was just four years old in 1835 — her mother María Cristina ruled as regent following Ferdinand VII's death in 1833. Coins struck in her name during this regency period predate her formal declaration as queen regnant by a decade.