5 Pesetas - Cantonal Revolution
Features
| Issuer |
Municipality of Cartagena
(Province of Murcia)  |
|---|---|
| Type | Emergency coinage › Siege coins |
| Year | 1873 |
| Value | 5 Pesetas (5 ESP) |
| Currency | Peseta (1936-1939) |
| Composition | Silver (.925) |
| Weight | 28 g |
| Diameter | 37 mm |
| Thickness | 2 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 26333 |
| References | Cal# 5, 6 Xavier Calicó; 2008. Numismática española: Catálogo general con precios de todas las monedas españolas acuñadas desde los Reyes Católicos hasta Juan Carlos I, 1474 a 2001 = Spanish Numismatics (10th Edition). Áureo & Calicó, Barcelona, Spain. Áureo & Calicó (publisher); 2019. Numismática Española: Catálogo de todas las monedas emitidas desde los Reyes Católicos hasta Felipe VI, 1474 a 2020 = Spanish Numismatics. Áureo & Calicó, Barcelona, Spain. Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
Obverse
Inscription in two lines and perimeter.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
CARTAGENA SITIADA POR LOS CENTRALISTAS
SETIEMBRE
1873
Translation: Cartagena besieged by the Centralists. September.
Reverse
Flower and central and perimeter inscription.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
REVOLUCION
CANTONAL
CINCO PESETAS
Translation: Cantonal Revolution. Five Pesetas.
Edge
Reeded
Mint
Artillery Mastery of the Cartagena Arsenal (Maestranza de Artillería del Arsenal de Cartagena), Spain (1873)Comments
This Five Pesetas piece was minted by the Canton of Cartagena, a territory that remained independent during the Cantonal Revolution (1873-1874), which arose against the First Republic. The city was besieged and the insurgents had to mint their own currency. To achieve this, the forgers in the prison were amnestied, silver objects were seized and metal was extracted from the mines of Mazarrón, coins being minted in the Arsenal, with stamping machines for ship tools.
Varieties:
Aureo#7; Coin alignment; 80 pearls in rim in obverse and 85 pearls in rim in reverse.
Aureo#8; Coin alignment; 86 pearls in rim in obverse and 90 pearls in rim in reverse.
Aureo#9; Coin alignment; 100 pearls in rim in obverse and 85 pearls in rim in reverse; mule.
Aureo#10; Medal alignment; 80 pearls in rim in obverse and 85 pearls in rim in reverse.
Aureo#11; Medal alignment; 86 pearls in rim in obverse and 90 pearls in rim in reverse.
Aureo#12; Medal alignment; 89 pearls in rim in obverse and 87 pearls in rim in reverse.
Aureo#13; Medal alignment; 93 pearls in rim in obverse and 93 pearls in rim in reverse; later minted in Brussels by the Mening Freres workshops.
Aureo#14; Medal alignment; 100 pearls in rim in obverse and 95 pearls in rim in reverse.
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| Date | Mintage | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | References | Frequency | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| 1873 | 
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50 000 | Cal# 5Xavier Calicó; 2008. Numismática española: Catálogo general con precios de todas las monedas españolas acuñadas desde los Reyes Católicos hasta Juan Carlos I, 1474 a 2001 = Spanish Numismatics (10th Edition). Áureo & Calicó, Barcelona, Spain.Áureo & Calicó (publisher); 2019. Numismática Española: Catálogo de todas las monedas emitidas desde los Reyes Católicos hasta Felipe VI, 1474 a 2020 = Spanish Numismatics. Áureo & Calicó, Barcelona, Spain. |
Medal alignment | 38% | ||||||||||
| 1873 | 50 000 | $ 260 | Cal# 6Xavier Calicó; 2008. Numismática española: Catálogo general con precios de todas las monedas españolas acuñadas desde los Reyes Católicos hasta Juan Carlos I, 1474 a 2001 = Spanish Numismatics (10th Edition). Áureo & Calicó, Barcelona, Spain.Áureo & Calicó (publisher); 2019. Numismática Española: Catálogo de todas las monedas emitidas desde los Reyes Católicos hasta Felipe VI, 1474 a 2020 = Spanish Numismatics. Áureo & Calicó, Barcelona, Spain. |
Coin alignment | 70% | ||||||||||
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Numista Rarity index: 70
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Bullion value: USD 61.02
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Actual silver weight: 0.833 oz
Current silver price: 73.28 USD/oz (see silver price 
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Past sales
| Pictures | Sale | Date | Version | Grade | Sold price | |
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Katz Auction 72 Lot 952 
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21 Dec 2022 | 1873 – Cal# 5, Aureo# 10-14 – Medal alignment | AU |
USD 225.17
(EUR 194.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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Heritage Auctions 2025 January 12 Spotlight: World Crowns Showcase Auction 61462 Lot 23101
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12 Jan 2025 | Undetermined |
UNC (NGC MS63) |
USD 720.00
(incl. buyer's premium) |
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Heritage Auctions 2021 October 28 - 29 World & Ancient Coins Signature® Auction 3093 Lot 30130
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28 Oct 2021 | Undetermined |
UNC (NGC MS65) |
USD 2880.00
(incl. buyer's premium) |
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Heritage Auctions 2021 August 19 - 20 ANA WFOM World & Ancient Coins Platinum Night Signature Auction 3094 Lot 30130
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19 Aug 2021 | Undetermined |
UNC (NGC MS65) |
USD 2880.00
(incl. buyer's premium) |
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Heritage Auctions A Special Selection of World Coins Monthly Internet Auction 271912 Lot 36827
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24 Mar 2019 | Undetermined |
UNC (NGC MS61) |
USD 408.00
(incl. buyer's premium) |
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Katz Auction 184 Lot 881
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27 Feb 2026 | Undetermined | AU |
USD 205.44
(EUR 177.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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Katz Auction 171 Lot 1081
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10 Oct 2025 | Undetermined | AU |
USD 198.48
(EUR 171.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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Katz Auction 158 Lot 1159
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14 May 2025 | Undetermined | AU |
USD 272.76
(EUR 235.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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Katz PREMIUM AUCTION 165 Lot 550
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30 Aug 2025 | Undetermined | XF |
USD 290.17
(EUR 250.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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Katz Auction 158 Lot 1158
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14 May 2025 | Undetermined | XF |
USD 494.45
(EUR 426.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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