Spain 1847-Seg 2 maravedis

from the Mountain Groan Collection

The Spanish mints feature large issues of a variety of copper coins which did not circulate at all in the Spanish American colonies. In the predecimal system which obtained until 1847, 34 maravedis = one real of silver. This two maravedis was worth 1/17 of a real; history does not record the reason for the odd division. This type was struck in Jubia, Madrid, Segovia and Barcelona 1837-50 and was accompanied by copper one, four and eight maravedis. The type is not scarce and this mint is the commonest of the three.

Recorded mintage: unknown but a common date.

Specification: copper, 3.02 g, 18.5-19.5 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: Cayón-16575, KM 532.4.

Sources:

• 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.
• O'Connor, Patrick, The Coins of Queen Isabel II of Spain: A Detailed Study of the Coins, Patterns and Medals of Her Reign, San Antonio, TX: Aurora Rarities, LLC, 2017.
• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.

Link to:

• 1846-Seg 2 maravedis
• 1847-J^A 4 maravedis
• 1847-Seg 4 maravedis
• 1847-J^A 8 maravedis
• 1847-M real
• 1847-M 2 reales
• 1847-B 4 reales
• 1847-M pattern 20 reales
• 1847-B 80 reales
• 1847-S 80 reales
• 1848-Seg 2 maravedis
• return to Spanish pre-decimal coinage (maravedis, reales and escudos)
• Coins and currency dated 1847