Spain 1811-V SG 8 reales
This specimen was lot 3266 in Sincona sale 11 (Zürich, May 2013), where it did not sell. The catalog description[1] noted,
"SPANIEN Königreich Fernando VII. 1808-1833. 8 Reales 1811, Valencia. Mmz. SG. Fast sehr schön-sehr schön. (kingdom of Spain, Ferdinand VII, 1808-33, eight reales of 1811, Valencia mint. Very fine to good very fine.)"
In 1808, the French army invaded Spain and by 1811 had overwhelmed most Spanish resistance. One holdout was the port of Valencia, sustained by aid from the British navy. There the Supreme Junta issued eight reales of this type in 1811.
Recorded mintage: unknonwn but scarce.
Specification: 27.07 g, 0.903 fine silver, this specimen 27.03 g.
Catalog reference: Cayón-15852, Dav-320; KM 455.2, C.T. 395.
- Cayón, Adolfo, Clemente Cayón and Juan Cayón, Las Monedas Españolas, del Tremis al Euro: del 411 a Nuestros Dias, 2 volumes, Madrid: Cayón-Jano S.L., 2005.
- Calicó, Xavier, Numismática Española: Catálogo General con Precios de Todas las Monedas Españolas Acuñadas desde Los Reyes Católicos Hasta Juan Carlos I, 1474 a 2001, Barcelona: Aureo & Calicó, 2008.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- [2]Numismatic Coins, Medals, Banknotes & Books: Auction 11, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2013.
Link to:
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- Coins and currency dated 1811
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