Tag: industrial archeology

Industrial heritage uncovered: the archaeological excavation at La Seca (The Royal Mint of Barcelona) II

In a previous article we looked at the Mint and its location in the most commercial neighbourhood of Barcelona, its implantation in the urban layout of the area and some of the coins that were made there. In this second part, we now have to imagine a steam-powered factory in the middle of the nineteenth…

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Author: Albert Estrada-Rius

An industrial heritage uncovered: the archaeological intervention at la Seca (The Mint) I

Coins minted at la Seca throughout the 19th century: 20 pesetas of the Napoleonic occupation of 1812, back; 20 Reales of Fernando VII of 1822, face; 6 provincial quarters of 1846, back; 100 Reales of Isabel II of 1861, face, and 10 cents of Alfonso XII of 1877, face. Photos: Museu Nacional d’Art de Catalunya…

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Author: Albert Estrada-Rius