Spain: copper 2-maravedis of Ferdinand V of Aragon & Isabella I of Castile, ca. 1474-1504 Obverse: castle (symbol of Castile). Reverse: lion (symbol of León.) Struck ca. 1474-1504 AD. Natural earthen patina. Struck on a squarish flan. Ex-David Connors, 22 August 2019. Copper coin of the famous Ferdinand & Isabella (Ferdinand of Aragon and Isabella of Castile), the Catholic monarchs of Spain, who financed the voyages of Christopher Columbus to the New World. Painting: Columbus Before The Queen, 1843, by Emmanuel Gottlieb Leutze (1816-1868)