5 Pesetas La Rioja

€1.00
IssuerSpain
Year1996
TypeCommemorative circulation coin
Value5 Pesetas (5 ESP)
CurrencyPeseta (1868-2001)
CompositionAluminium bronze (88.4% copper, 5% nickel, 5% aluminium, 1% iron, 0.6% manganese)
Weight3 g
Dimensions17.5 mm
Thickness1.5 mm
Shape and TechniqueRound
Milled
OrientationCoin alignment ↑↓
Engraver(s)Begoña Castellanos García
In circulation to28 February 2002
Reference(s) KM#960, Schön#220
Obverse descriptionPorch of Revellín (gate Carlos V, remaining part of the walls of the city) and tower of the church of Santa María de Palacio, both in Logroño with the country name and date above
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringESPAÑA 1996
(Translation: Spain)
Reverse descriptionDancer on stilts and grapes with the mintmark to the left and the denomination to the upper right
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse lettering5 PTAS M LA RIOJA
EdgePlain
Mint(M)
Royal Mint of Spain (Real Casa de
la Moneda), Madrid, Spain (1591-date)
Mintage1996 M - normal rim (square top) - 674 168 000
1996 M - wide rim (round top) -
Catalog ID8811678670
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