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Spain - Napoleonic Kingdom - 1811

4 Reales - 2nd

Obverse:

Bare head of Joseph Bonaparte, left.

Legend:

IOSEPH . NAP . DEI . GRATIA .

Exergue:

1811

Size:

26 mm.

Reverse:

A shield with coat of arms, surmounted by a crown.
On either side of the shield, 4 R.

Legend:

HISPANIARUM ET IND . REX . M (with a crown, Madrid mintmark) . A . I .

Vern's Comments:

The Répertoire des Monnaies Napoléonides says (p. 221) that the mintage for this piece was 2,887,195 for 1811. This one's not quite as nice as the other onsite. As with all Spanish pieces with Joseph on them their relative scarceness leads one to believe that most were recycled after the wars were over. It describes the coin as follows:

PESETA de 4 REALES
Métal:	Argent 900 ‰	Poids:	5,8 à 6 g.
ø:	25 à 26,3 mm	Ensayador:	A.I

D /	Tête nue à gauche
	IOSEPH. NAP. DEI. GRATIA
	Date à l'exergue
R /	Écu couronné des provinces d'Espagne et des Indes.
	Valeur: 4 à la gauche et R. à la droite des armes.
	HISPANIARUM ET IND. REX.
	Lettres d'atelier et d'ensayador dans la légende circulaire.

Tranche striée.

And in part:
Ensayadores:	Nous croyons utile de reproduire ci-dessous un tableau des marques d'ensayadores figurant sur les monnaies de Joseph Napoléon.
A.I	A = Antonio Rafael Narvaez
	I = Isidoro Ramos de Manzanos
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