Ten real cents

Date: Year 1857.

Obverse:

Adult portrait of Isabella II on the right. Caption: ISABEL 2ª POR LA G DE DIOS Y LA CONST 1857.

Reverse:

Within laurel wreath, crowned and quartered shield with the arms of Castile, Leon and Granada and in the centre escutcheon of the house of Bourbon. Legend: QUEEN OF SPAIN 10 CENT DE REAL. Mint mark: aqueduct.

Weight: 3.78 gr. - Diameter: 20 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. 636, type 140, no. 591.

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: 2683.

MARQ collection. Ancient Numismatic Collection.