Tenth of a real

Date: Year 1853.

Obverse:

Shield crowned and quartered with the arms of Castile, Leon and Granada and in the centre escutcheon of the house of Bourbon. Legend: ISABEL 2ª BY THE G OF GOD.

Reverse:

In central border laurel wreath and DECIMA DE REAL. Legend: Y LA CONST REINA DE LAS ESPAÑAS 1853. Mint mark: aqueduct.

Weight: 3.64 gr. - Diameter: 19 mm. - Axes: 12 h.

Described in: Calicó Estivill, F., Calicó Estivill, X., Trigo Real, J., 1994: Spanish coins from Ferdinand and Isabella to Juan Carlos I. Years: 1474 to 1994. Years: 1474 to 1994, Barcelona, p. 635, type 136, no. 572.

Published in: Ramón Sánchez, J.J., Ibáñez Sarrió, C., 2010: "Catálogo. Edad Moderna y contemporánea", in Ramón Sánchez, J.J. (ed.), Monedas. Todas las caras de la Historia. Numismatic collections of the MARQ, Alicante, p. 168.

Monetary Inventory Number: 2680.

MARQ collection. Ancient Numismatic Collection.