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5 Groats Bañolas, cross
| Issuer | Catalonia, Principality of |
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| Year | 1641 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Central crowned shield bearing four vertical pales (the arms of Aragon-Catalonia), with the numeral value flanking the shield on either side. The entire device is contained within an inner beaded circle, with a Latin legend running in the outer field between two concentric beaded borders. The style is consistent with hammered siege coinage of the mid-seventeenth century, with characteristic irregular flan and bold, if slightly off-center, striking. |
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| Reverse description | A plain long cross extending to the inner beaded circle divides the field into four quarters; the first and fourth quarters each contain an annulet, while the second and third quarters each bear three bezants arranged in a triangular formation. The date 1641 and the mint name appear in the legend, which is interrupted by the arms of the cross and runs between two concentric beaded borders. The overall design is typical of the emergency siege coinage issued by Catalan towns during the Reapers' War, with the cross serving as the dominant reverse type. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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