Moneda de vellón - History Lab https://historylab.es Fri, 20 May 2022 07:43:57 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://historylab.es/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/cropped-icono-historylab-32x32.jpg Moneda de vellón - History Lab https://historylab.es 32 32 Coin of 2 maravedíes of the Catholic Monarchs https://historylab.es/coin-of-2-maravedies-of-the-catholic-monarchs/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=coin-of-2-maravedies-of-the-catholic-monarchs Sat, 19 Feb 2022 16:30:09 +0000 https://historylab.es/2022/02/19/moneda-de-2-maravedies-de-los-reyes-catolicos/ Fleece coin of 2 maravedíes of the Catholic Monarchs. Museum of Segovia.

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]]> The maravedí was a Spanish coin used between the 12th and 19th centuries, whose minting began during the reign of Alfonso VI after the conquest of Toledo in 1085. During the reign of the Catholic Monarchs, other types of coins appeared, such as the ducats. One of these, the “white” coin, had a value of half a maravedí. This small coin, of little value and small size, has survived to the present day through the expression “estar sin blanca” (to be penniless). The two maravedí coin of the Catholic Monarchs has inscriptions on the obverse and reverse. On the obverse we can read the direct allusion to the monarchs who minted the coin in Latin “FERNANDVS – ET – ELISA” (Ferdinand and Isabella). A castle with three towers appears on the reverse. The reverse reads ‘REX – ET – REGINA – KAS’, thus referring to their status as kings

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