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Valued Member
United States
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These issues are not my core area of collecting, but I have always been intrigued by the stark designs and interesting history. In short, several Spanish provinces issued their own coins, including the Balearic Islands, Barcelona, Catalonia, Gerona, Lerida, Navarre, Tarragona, Tortosa, and Valencia. These coins were minted during the Peninsular War, which pitted the alliance of spain/Portugal/UK against Napoleon's French forces between the years 1807 and 1814. 1808 - Gerona province - 1 Duro (5 Pesetas) The Gerona (also spelled Girona) province is located in the NE corner of spain. The aspect of this piece that I found to be the most interesting was the hand cut rim reading, whick Krause suggests makes each piece unique.   1809 - Tarragona province - 5 Pesetas Tarragona is a seaport city located in the NE corner of spain in the Calatonia region.   |
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Pillar of the Community
Spain
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It should read Catalonia Region
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1429 Posts |
Never seen these. Where did you run across such design coins?
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 United States
217 Posts |
Thanks manilagalleontrade. Proofreading is not one of my specialties.
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United States
217 Posts |
Zohar - I have a dog-eared old Krause that I have flipped through countless times, and the section on the Spanish provinces immediately follows the Spain section. I brought back handfuls of Spanish coins when I visited in the early 1990s, and that seems to be where the seed of interest was planted. When a couple of them come across Mark Teller's website, I decided to give in. https://www.tellercoins.com |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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wcg- Great coins! As someone who has been to Girona a few times and has friends there I am very happy to see these. Thanks for sharing!
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 United States
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Very nice, I've never run across this type before.
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Poland
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Wow! Such interesting coins! I've never seen them (and even known about them)...!  |
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United States
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Coins like these make the hobby very interesting.  The top coin looks like it could be made in a shop with simple tools and a hand punch--which perhaps allowed the minting process to be mobile during a time of war?  |
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Posted 12/01/2008 11:05 pm
