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50 Reales 'Cincuentín' - Felipe III
| Issuer | Casa de la Moneda de Segovia |
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| Year | 1617-1620 |
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| Technique | Roller milled |
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| Obverse description | The central device displays the elaborate quartered royal arms of Philip III of Spain surmounted by a large ornate crown, the shield incorporating the castles of Castile, lions of León, the royal arms of Portugal, the diagonal bars of Aragon, the fleurs-de-lis of Anjou, and the chain of Navarre, with the Burgundian yoke and fasces flanking the escutcheon. The mint mark and assayer's letter appear to the left of the shield within the inner circle. The peripheral legend in Latin characters runs along the outer border between two milled cordoned rims, reading PHILIPPVS III D G. |
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| Mintage | 1617 A+ - Cal#79 - 1618 A+ - Cal#80 - 1620 A+ - - |
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The cincuentín was never meant to circulate. These massive presentation pieces were struck at Segovia's water-powered mill — the first mechanized mint in Spain, driven by the Eresma river — specifically as diplomatic gifts and royal largesse under the Habsburg court. Felipe III distributed them to foreign dignitaries and favorites, which is precisely why survivors tend to show little to no wear despite being four centuries old.
Segovia held a near-monopoly on milled coinage in Castile during this period, a distinction that makes the mintmark critical to attribution. The 1617–1620 window corresponds to assayer activity documented under Cal#79-80, though die marriages within this short run remain incompletely catalogued.