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80 Reales - Jose I Bonaparte
| Issuer | Royal Mint of Spain (Real Casa de la Moneda) |
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| Year | 1811-1813 |
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| Technique | Milled |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The crowned quartered coat of arms of Spain as adopted under Joseph I Bonaparte occupies the centre of the field, featuring castles and lions in the traditional quarters with the central escutcheon bearing the Napoleonic eagle. The denomination 80 R appears flanking the shield to the left and right respectively. Below the shield, the mint mark M and assayer initials AI are visible. The surrounding legend IN·UTROQ·FELIX·AUSPICE·DEO encircles the design, separated by ornamental stops, with a toothed border at the rim. |
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José Bonaparte's 80 reales denomination was a political instrument as much as a monetary one — the coinage of an occupied kingdom issuing gold in the name of a king most Spaniards refused to recognize. Napoleon installed his brother Joseph on the Spanish throne in 1808, triggering the Peninsular War almost immediately. By 1811, French control of the mints was contested territory in every practical sense, with guerrilla disruption making consistent production across the Madrid facility genuinely difficult.
Surviving examples vary considerably in strike quality, a direct consequence of interrupted production runs rather than any systematic minting fault. The series was rendered obsolete by Joseph's final abdication in 1813.