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Cruzado - Enrique II no mark
| Issuer | Castile and Leon, Kingdom of |
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| Year | 1369-1373 |
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| Currency | Real (1350-1400) |
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| Obverse description | Crowned bust of Enrique II facing left, depicted with flowing hair beneath a prominent crown surmounted by a cross, all rendered in the bold, somewhat stylized manner characteristic of 14th-century Castilian hammered coinage. The royal effigy is set within a beaded inner circle, with the circumferential legend running along the outer field. The portrait, though struck on an irregular flan, retains clear detail of the crown's fleurons and the king's facial features. |
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| Reverse description | A bold plain cross divides the reverse field into four quarters, with the royal initial 'E' (for Enrique) appearing in the upper-left quarter and the initial 'N' in the upper-right quarter, forming a typical Castilian quartered cross design. The arms of the cross extend to a beaded inner circle, beyond which the circumferential legend runs around the periphery of the irregularly shaped flan. The execution is characteristic of hammered billon coinage of the reign of Enrique II, with no visible mint mark. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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