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FERNANDO VII (1808-1833). 30 Sous (Ar. 26.43g / 41mm). 1821. Mallorca. (Cal-2019-1293). F. Coinage failure. Among all the obsidional coins minted under the reign of Ferdinand VII, the 30 Sous are the only ones whose minting respond to the monetary needs of an island, Majorca, surrounded by a sanitary cord during an epidemic, the bubonic plague that devastated it back in 1821. Coarse and somewhat neglected minted, like all of this type, the Latin phrase SALUS POPULI stands out, which could well be translated as for the health of the people and which should clearly delimit its use to the period of the epidemic, although there is evidence that these pieces circulated until decades later.
Wednesday, 28 October 2020 | 16:00
Lot 2549