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Ochavo
| Issuer | Catalonia, Principality of |
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| Year | 1813 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Central field features the quartered arms of Castile and León — castles and lions alternating in the four quarters — surmounted by a royal crown. The shield is flanked by an open field with a milled border surrounding the entire coin. The circular legend FERDIN·VII·HISP·REX· runs around the periphery, interrupted at the base by the date 1813 flanked by small pellets. |
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| Edge | Milled |
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The 1813 Catalan ochavo was struck under extraordinary circumstances — Catalonia had been annexed directly into the French Empire by Napoleonic decree in January 1812, effectively removing it from Spanish jurisdiction entirely. That this coin was produced at all reflects the administrative chaos of the final years of the Peninsular War, as French control over the region was already crumbling when these pieces entered circulation.