Spain 1849-M CL 20 reales

photo Soler y Llach, lot 901

This Spanish twenty reales de vellon was struck in Madrid during the early years of Isabel II (1833-68). This type was struck in Madrid 1837-49 and Seville 1842 only. The "de vellon" coinage system, used 1808-50, set 20 reales = 1 peso instead of the traditional eight. The coins minted using that standard were not marked in any way different from the concurrent eight reales standard, a source of confusion for collectors today, It must have been a major irritant for the inhabitants of the time. In 1850 the currency was decimalized and the twenty reales reduced to 26.91 grams.

Recorded mintage: 118,904, a scarce date.

Specification: 27.07 g, 0.896 fine silver, .785 troy oz ASW.

Catalog reference: Cayón-17182, KM 579.1, Dav-331.

Source:

• 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 Felipe VI, 1474 a 2020, Barcelona: Aureo & Calicó, 2019.
• 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.
• Martí Hervera, Soler y Llach Subastas Internacionales, Subasta Numismática, 5 de Noviembre 2009, Barcelona, 2009.

Link to:

• 1848-M 20 reales de vellon
• 1849-J^A 2 maravedis
• 1849-Seg 2 maravedis
• 1849-Seg ½ real
• 1849-Seg 4 maravedis
• 1849-J^A 8 maravedis
• 1849-M real de vellon
• 1849-M 2 reales de vellon
• 1849-M 4 reales de vellon
• 1850-M DG 20 reales
• 1850(m) 20 reales
• Coins and currency dated 1849
• return to Spanish pre-decimal coinage (maravedis, reales and escudos)