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Cruzado - Enrique II
| Issuer | Castile and Leon, Kingdom of |
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| Year | 1369-1373 |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
| Obverse lettering | ENRICVS REX LEGIONIS (Translation: Enrique II King of Leon) |
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Enrique II issued this billon cruzado in the immediate aftermath of his seizure of the Castilian throne — achieved not through inheritance but through the murder of his half-brother Pedro I at Montiel in March 1369. The cruzado series was part of a deliberate monetary overhaul meant to distinguish his regime from Pedro's coinage and consolidate legitimacy through sheer monetary presence. Enrique's early issues are notably inconsistent in fabric, a direct consequence of minting operations resuming under wartime conditions across multiple Castilian workshops simultaneously.