5 Sous - Principality of Catalonia
Features
| Issuer |
Municipality of Girona
(Province of Girona)  |
|---|---|
| Period |
Principality of Catalonia (Principat de Catalunya) (1640-1642)
|
| Type | Emergency coinage › Official necessity coins |
| Year | 1641 |
| Value | 5 Sous (¼) |
| Currency | Pound |
| Composition | Silver (.931) |
| Weight | 6 g |
| Diameter | 25 mm |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 110723 |
| References | Cal# 106 Xavier Calicó; 2008. Numismática española: Catálogo general con precios de todas las monedas españolas acuñadas desde los Reyes Católicos hasta Juan Carlos I, 1474 a 2001 = Spanish Numismatics (10th Edition). Áureo & Calicó, Barcelona, Spain. Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). Áureo & Calicó (publisher); 2019. Numismática Española: Catálogo de todas las monedas emitidas desde los Reyes Católicos hasta Felipe VI, 1474 a 2020 = Spanish Numismatics. Áureo & Calicó, Barcelona, Spain. Miquel Crusafont i Sabater; 2001. Història de la moneda de la guerra dels Segadors: Primera República catalana 1640-1652 = History of the coins of the Reapers' War. Institut d'Estudis Catalans, Barcelona, Spain. |
Obverse
Crowned coat of arms of Catalonia, divides value. Legend around, between beaded circles.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
V S
PRINCIPATVS : CATALON
Unabridged legend: 5 sous. Principatus Cataloniae.
Translation: Principality of Catalonia.
Reverse
Long cross divides legend, annulet in 1st and 4th angles, three bezants in 2nd and 3rd angles. Coat of arms of Girona. Legend around, between beaded circles.
Script: Latin
Lettering: CIVITAS : GERVNDE 1641
Unabridged legend: Civitas Gerundae.
Translation: City of Gerona.
Mint
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
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Numista Rarity index: 97
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Bullion value: USD 13.16
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Actual silver weight: 0.180 oz
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