NAPOLEONIAN CATALONIA (1808-1814). 20 Pesetas. (Au. 6.69g/22mm). 1812. Barcelona. (Cal-2019-54). Good Very Fine. Little leaves, especially on the back.
Since 1808 and until 1814 (effective date of the march of the French troops from Catalonia), pieces had been minted in copper, the vast majority of the coinages are in this metal (4 Quarters and divisors), silver (1, 2 ½ and 5 Pesetas) and gold (20 Pesetas). The styles of the pieces are clearly reminiscent of the French coins of the Consulate and they all have in common having the laureate coat of arms of Barcelona on the reverses. The peseta thus becomes the official Catalan currency. A few years later it was recovered by Isabel II, for the entire country, in the middle of the First Carlist War (1836) to pay her soldiers on Catalan soil (the famous peseteros) to end up becoming, around 1869, and under the Provisional Government, currency. official of the Spanish State.
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