5 Sous Balaguer

Balaguer was among the towns authorized to strike coinage during the Catalan Revolt of 1641 — the opening year of the Guerra dels Segadors, when the Principality formally renounced Philip IV of Spain and placed itself under French protection. The Generalitat needed hard currency fast, and multiple mints struck simultaneously to meet demand. Balaguer's output was modest and its run short; French military intervention proved expensive and largely disappointing for the Catalans, and the revolt's momentum had stalled well before the eventual capitulation to Madrid in 1652.