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| Issuer | Castile and Leon, Kingdom of |
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| Year | 1455-1471 |
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| Currency | Real (1462-1465) |
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| Obverse description | Crowned bust of King Henry IV facing left, depicted with flowing hair and wearing scale-pattern armour at the shoulder, the effigy rendered in a bold, gothic style characteristic of mid-15th-century Castilian coinage. The crown is elaborate, featuring foliate and floral finials. The portrait is enclosed within a beaded inner circle, with the Latin legend running around the periphery between the inner and outer beaded borders. |
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| Reverse description | Quartered royal arms of Castile and Leon within a quadrilobe formed by four Gothic arches, each lobe separated by a cross pattee. The upper-left and lower-right quarters display the castle of Castile with three towers, while the upper-right and lower-left quarters bear the rampant lion of Leon. A small mintmark device appears at the base of the cross. The entire design is enclosed within a beaded circle, with the Latin circumscription running between the inner and outer beaded borders. |
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| Reverse lettering | ENRICVS DEI GRACIA REX CAST (Translation: Henry King of Castile by the grace of God) |
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