Peninsular War-Related Issue

CNG 100, Lot: 2244. Estimate $5000. Sold for $3750. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

SPAIN, Reino de España. Fernando VII. Prisoniero, 1808-1814. AR 5 Pesetas (41mm, 26.80 g, 12h). Lerida (Lleida) mint. Dated 1809. FERNANDO VII . REY . DE . ESPAÑA, draped bust right; flower below bust / LERIDA ANÕ DE 1809, crowned royal coat-of-arms; 5 and P flanking shield; floral stops. ME 15800; NE 494; KM 11. VF, toned, typical crude strike. Extremely rare.