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25 Pesetas - Alfonso XII 2nd portrait
| Issuer | Royal Mint of Spain (Real Casa de la Moneda) |
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| Year | 1876-1881 |
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| Obverse description | Bare-headed effigy of King Alfonso XII facing right, rendered in high relief with finely detailed curly hair and a naturalistic youthful portrait. The king's truncated bust is shown in profile, with the neck cleanly cut. The surrounding legend reads 'ALFONSO XII POR LA G. DE DIOS' arranged along the left and upper right periphery, with the date flanked by two six-pointed stars positioned at the base of the coin. The entire design is enclosed within a finely beaded border. |
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| Reverse description | Central device comprises the crowned and mantled royal arms of Spain, depicting a quartered shield with the castles of Castile and lions of León, the chains of Navarre, and the pales of Aragon, with the pomegranate of Granada in base and a central escutcheon bearing the fleur-de-lis of the Bourbon dynasty. The shield is draped with an elaborate ermine-lined mantle and surmounted by the royal crown. The denomination '25 PESETAS' appears in the lower field, while the legend 'REY CONSTL. DE ESPAÑA' runs along the upper periphery. Mint master initials and the Madrid mint mark 'M' appear in the lower flanking positions. The design is enclosed within a beaded border. |
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Spain's 1876 monetary reform, driven by the need to align with the Latin Monetary Union, made this the workhorse denomination of Restoration-era gold coinage. Alfonso XII had only recently reclaimed the throne — ending six years of republican experiment and Carlist war — and the mint at Madrid struck these heavily throughout the late 1870s to rebuild confidence in Spanish monetary policy after years of fiscal chaos.
Cal#1 in Calicó's reference places this at the top of the series hierarchy. The 1876 date commands the strongest collector premium within the type.