Spain 5 Centimos - Alfonso XII, 1877 – 1879

Obverse Reverse

Information

Country Spain Spain
Currency Peseta (1868 – 2001)
Coin type Standard circulation coin
Denomination 5 Centimos
Year 1877 – 1879
Ruler Alfonso XII (1874–1885)
Composition Bronze (95% copper, 4% tin, 1% zinc)
Shape Round
Alignment Coin alignment ↑↓
Technique Milled
Weight (g) 5
Diameter (mm) 25
Thickness (mm) 1
Demonetized 29 October 1941

Description

5 Centimos from Spain. Issued from 1877 to 1879. Struck in Bronze (95% copper, 4% tin, 1% zinc). Measures 25 mm and weighs 5 g.

Obverse
Portrait in right profile of Alfonso XII, king of Spain from 1875 to 1885 (Alfonso XII, by the grace of God)
Reverse
Coat of arms of Spain. (Constitutional king of Spain. Five centimos.)
Edge
Plain

Mintage & Variants

Date Mintage g vg f vf xf au Comment Frequency
1879 OM 55M € 0,49 € 0,74 € 1,10 € 2,20 € 5,60 € 19,00 Cal#73 49%
1878 OM 68M € 0,78 € 1,00 € 1,40 € 2,70 € 5,40 € 6,30 Cal#72 46%
1877  — — — — — — — without OM, Cal#70 2%
1877 OM 34.4M € 0,48 € 0,98 € 1,80 € 3,30 € 4,40 € 4,40 Cal#71 49%

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