Isabella II was born in 1830. She was an infant from the House of Bourbon, Princess of Asturias from her birth in 1830 until her father's death in 1833, and then the Queen of Spain's abdication in 1868.

During her reign, Spain changed from an absolute monarchy to a constitutional monarchy. His reign was characterized by political intrigue and uncertain governance. This is clearly demonstrated by the fact that sixty different governments were formed during her twenty-nine-year rule.

She and her husband, Francis Bourbon, had twelve children, but only five of them reached adulthood.

She was deposed during the Glorious Revolution of 1868, then fled abroad and abdicated in 1870. his son, the later in favor of Alphonse XII. However, in the meantime, the Spanish Parliament proclaimed the dethronement of the House of Bourbon and adopted the Constitution of 1869, which turned the country into a constitutional monarchy. The biggest concern of the regime change was to find a person who would accept to be the king of Spain at a time when the country was impoverished and the political situation was unstable. In addition, it was necessary to find someone who would accept the constitutional way of governing. Amadé of Savoy, Duke of Aoste, met all the conditions, so he finally officially occupied the Spanish throne from 1870.

Isabella died in 1904.

II. Isabella ascended the Spanish throne in 1833, when she was only three years old, and her reign took place during the stormy decades of the 19th century. During his rule, Spain experienced civil wars, political instability and economic hardship. The coinage was a reflection of these events, with varied minting styles and denominations. During the era, Spain had five mints: Madrid, Seville, Barcelona, Pamplona and Segovia. Each mint used its own mint mark on the minted coins. The most common metals minted during Queen Isabella's reign were gold, silver, copper and billon (an alloy of silver and copper). The minted denominations include gold escudos, pesetas, ducats and onzas, silver reals, pesetas and half-reals, copper 1, 2, 4 and 8 maravedis, and billon 5, 10 and 20 céntimos. The coins on the front page II. Queen Isabella's portrait, and the Spanish coat of arms, the mintmark and the year were visible on the back. Some coins also featured the monogram of the queen's name ("II.E."). Several types of mint were put into circulation. 1833 "Isabelina" type: This early mint features a portrait of Queen Isabella as a child. 1848 "Liberation" type: This the veret type celebrates the end of the Spanish Civil Wars. 1861 "Universal Exhibition" type: This veret type advertises the London World Exhibition of 1862. II. During Isabella's reign, the decimal system was introduced in Spain, so instead of the old 8-real silver coin, 10-peseta coins were minted. monogram removed.