fwo_526654 - SPAIN - SIEGE OF GERONA 5 Pesetas ou Duro 1808 Gérone
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Item sold on our e-shop (2019)
Price : 350.00 €
Item sold on our e-shop (2019)
Price : 350.00 €
Type : 5 Pesetas ou Duro
Date: 1808
Mint name / Town : Gérone
Quantity minted : 82711
Metal : silver
Diameter : 39,0 mm
Orientation dies : 12 h.
Weight : 26,82 g.
Edge : cordonnée
Rarity : R2
Coments on the condition:
Nombreux coups sur la tranche. Patine grise homogène
Obverse
Obverse description : Dans un poinçon en bas, sur deux lignes, FER VII, surmonté de deux accents ; listel strié en biais.
Reverse
Reverse description : Dans un poinçon en haut, sur trois lignes, GNA. 1808. UN DURO, surmonté de deux accents ; listel strié en biais.
Commentary
Cette monnaie a été émise par les partisans de Ferdinand VII. Il existe également des pièces de demi duro d’une valeur de 2 pesetas et demie.
Historical background
SPAIN - SIEGE OF GERONA
(1808-1809)
Three attempts were necessary for the French to seize the city of Girona located on the main road between Spain and the south of France. The French army seized, from February 29, 1808, Barcelona but did not then occupy Girona. After the beginning of the Spanish insurrection, in the spring of 1808, General Duhesme found himself in Barcelona, dangerously isolated from the main French army located around Madrid. He therefore decides to seize Girona to secure the lines of communication between Barcelona and Perpignan. After two unsuccessful attempts (June 20-21, 1808 and July 24 - August 16, 1808), the city fell into French hands on May 6, 1809 and remained under siege until its capitulation on December 12, 1809..
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