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FERNANDO AND ISABELLA ISSUE FOR SANTO DOMINGO
FERNANDO AND ISABELLA ISSUE FOR SANTO DOMINGO

FERNANDO AND ISABELLA ISSUE FOR SANTO DOMINGO

$ 158.4

Availability: 100 in stock
  • Condition: See the photos for the condition. I hope that I am this good looking when I am this old.
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  • Certification: Uncertified

    Description

    This coin from Seville, Spain is a copper 2 maravedis, Ferdinand-Isabel, struck for use in New World
    . Just 5 years after
    Christopher Columbus
    found his way to the "new world"
    King Ferdinand authorized Christopher Columbus to establish a mint in Santo Domingo. However the mint was never established. In 1506 these coins were imported from the mint in Seville and became the first coins made for the Americas. All though nominally issued by
    Ferdinand and Isabella this coin was likely struck after
    Isabella
    's death. It is believed that
    Ferdinand
    kept
    Isabella
    's
    name on the coin to honor her part in the exploitation of the Western Hemisphere.
    Ex. Sedwick.
    Thanks,
    Peter Scherff
    ANA Life Member 4085