Spain 1 Peseta - Provisional Government, 1869 – 1870

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Obverse Reverse

Information

Country Spain Spain
Currency Peseta (1868 – 2001)
Coin type Standard circulation coin
Denomination 1 Peseta
Year 1869 – 1870
Ruler Provisional Government (1868–1871)
Composition Silver (.835)
Shape Round
Alignment Coin alignment ↑↓
Technique Milled
Weight (g) 5
Diameter (mm) 23
Thickness (mm) 1
Demonetized 20 February 1939

Description

1 Peseta from Spain. Issued from 1869 to 1870. Struck in Silver (.835). Measures 23 mm and weighs 5 g.

Obverse
Reclining Hispania between Pyrenees and Gibraltar above date. The design is based on coins of the Roman Emperor Hadrian.
Reverse
Crowned arms, pillars, value below. Mint official's initials: (D.Alvarez), (R.Narvaez), (A.Mendoza) or (E.Diaz), (J.Escosura), (A.Mendoza) (200 pieces in a kilogram D•E• One Peseta •M• Beyond)
Edge
Reeded

Mintage & Variants

Date Mintage g vg f vf xf Comment Frequency
1870 DE-M 5.2M € 4,40 € 5,40 € 7,60 € 10,00 € 12,00 *1873,Cal#17 56%
1870 SN-M 3.9M € 3,30 € 5,00 € 8,90 € 10,00 € 270,00 *1870,Cal#16 42%
1869 SN-M 367K € 5,40 € 12,00 € 12,00 € 12,00 *1869,Cal#15 23%

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