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8 Maravedis - Jose I Bonaparte Segovia mint
| Issuer | Segovia Mint (under Joseph Napoleon Bonaparte) |
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| Year | 1809-1813 |
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| Engraver(s) | Pedro González de Sepúlveda |
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| Reverse description | Central oval escutcheon bearing the Napoleonic imperial eagle displayed, set at the intersection of a quartered shield composed of the traditional Castilian castles (towers) and Leonese lions, referencing the heraldic arms of Spain. The entire composition is surrounded by a decorative wreath of laurel and oak branches tied at the base, with the milled border encircling the design. The arrangement closely follows the dynastic arms adopted by Joseph Bonaparte for his Spanish coinage, blending French imperial symbolism with traditional Castilian heraldry. No legend appears on the reverse. |
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| Mint | Segovia Mint |
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Joseph Bonaparte's occupation coinage presents a persistent attribution problem: the Segovia mint continued operating under French administrative control, but dies were cut inconsistently across the occupation years, producing significant variation in style that Cal separates but dealers routinely conflate. Joseph never achieved stable fiscal control of Spain, and copper coinage in particular circulated against a backdrop of competing Patriot issues, guerrilla disruption of supply lines, and chronic royal treasury insolvency. Collectors should note that Cal#100 specifically distinguishes Segovia production from the Madrid and other mint outputs of the same nominal type.