Ancient, British and World Coins, Historical Medals and Banknotes

Spain, Spain, Catalonia, Isabel II, 6-Quartos, 1836, type 2, reading CATALUNA, but with value reading VI. QUAR (cf. C. L40.3). Traces of overstriking, particularly by date on obverse, some light abrasions in field, otherwise good fine, extremely rare

The issues of 1836 were the first struck for Catalonia after the region was divided into the four provinces of Barcelona, Gerona, Lerida and Tarragona in 1833