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10 000 Pesetas - Juan Carlos I Discoverers and Liberators
| Issuer | Royal Mint of Spain (Real Casa de la Moneda) |
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| Year | 1991 |
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| Currency | Peseta (1868-2001) |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse lettering | J. PONCE DE LEON M. LOPEZ DE LEGAZPI F. DE PAULA SANTANDER F. DE MIRANDA J. J. FLORES B. O`HIGGINS H. DE SOTO V. NUNEZ DE BALBOA P. DE VALDIVIA A. S. DE SUCRE :QVINTO:CENTENARIO: M:10000:PTAS:500 (Translation: 5th Centennial Madrid 10000 pesetas) |
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This coin belongs to Spain's "Discoverers and Liberators" series, issued ahead of the 1992 quincentennial of Columbus's first Atlantic crossing. The Spanish government used the anniversary as a major platform for international prestige, coordinating commemorative programs across multiple denominations and years. At 168.75 grams of sterling silver and 73 millimeters across, these were among the largest coins Spain had struck in the modern era — produced more as collectible artifacts than anything meant to change hands at face value.