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5 Sous Cervera, shield
| Issuer | Principality of Catalonia |
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| Year | 1641 |
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| Currency | Libra |
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| Obverse description | Central field dominated by the crowned arms of Aragon, displaying four vertical pallets (pales) on a plain shield, surmounted by a royal crown. The denomination numeral 'V' (five sous) appears to the lower left of the shield, with the letter 'S' visible to the right. The surrounding legend, partially visible due to the irregular flan typical of hammered coinage, reads PHILIP9·R·HISPANI, attributing the issue to Philip IV, King of the Spains. The design is rendered in a bold, somewhat crude style consistent with mid-17th-century Catalan emergency or municipal coinage. The dotted inner border frames the shield on the visible portions of the flan. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse features a plain cross dividing the field into four quarters, each canton bearing heraldic charges consistent with the arms of Cervera: a stag's head and clusters of roundels (bezants) distributed among the quadrants. The legend CERVARIA VILLA 1641 runs along the outer margin, identifying the issuing city of Cervera and the date of striking. The flan is irregular and slightly concave, as is characteristic of hammered silver produced under wartime conditions during the Catalan Revolt. The lettering is bold but unevenly struck, with portions of the legend falling off the flan edge. |
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| Mintage | 1641 |
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