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1 Peseta - Alfonso XIII Pattern
| Issuer | Spain |
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| Year | 1930 |
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| Weight | 5 g |
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| Obverse description | Bare-headed effigy of King Alfonso XIII facing left, rendered in high relief with finely detailed hair, as sculpted by Mariano Benlliure. The date 1930 appears in the lower field below the portrait, flanked by two small six-pointed star mint marks. The engraver's signature is visible near the truncation of the neck. The circular legend around the periphery reads ALFONSO XIII POR LA G. DE DIOS, contained within a beaded border. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The crowned Arms of Spain occupies the central field, featuring the quartered shield with the castles of Castile and lions of León, with the pomegranate of Granada in base and an inescutcheon bearing the fleurs-de-lis of the Bourbon dynasty, all surmounted by the royal crown. Flanking the shield are the two Pillars of Hercules, each wound with a scroll bearing the motto PLUS ULTRA. The circular legend REY CONSTL. DE ESPAÑA arcs around the upper field, while the denomination UNA PESETA appears in the lower field, all within a beaded border. The mint master's initials C·L· and P· are visible in the lower left and right fields respectively. |
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