5 Pesetas - Alfonso XIII
Features
| Location |
Spain
 |
|---|---|
| King |
Alfonso XII (1874-1885)
|
| Type | Contemporary counterfeits |
| Year | 1897 |
| Value | 5 Pesetas (5 ESP) |
| Currency | Peseta (1868-2001) |
| Composition | Silver plated iron |
| Weight | 21 g |
| Diameter | 37.5 mm |
| Thickness | 2.6 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 570931 |
Obverse
Head of King Alfonso XIII as a child facing left.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
ALFONSO XIII POR LA G· DE DIOS
B· M·
🟌 1897 🟌
Unabridged legend: Alfonso XIII por la gracia de Dios.
Translation: Alfonso XIII by the grace of God.
Engraver: Bartolomé Maura Montaner
Reverse
Crowned coat of arms of Spain with Pillars of Hercules.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
REY CONSTL. DE ESPAÑA
PLUS ULTRA
M·S· 5 PESETAS ·M·
Unabridged legend: Rey constitucional de España.
Translation: Constitutional king of Spain. Further beyond.
Edge
Three groups of nine fleurs-de-lis separated from each other by a raised line.
© Jenel Marbera (CC BY-SA)
Comments
Replica from that era, hight imantation and lower weight than the original and another reverse letters for designers and engravers
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| 1897 | Star 18 and 97 | ||||||||||||||
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