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| Issuer | Real Casa de la Moneda de Madrid |
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| Year | 2020 |
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| Technique | Milled |
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| Obverse description | Allegorical figure of Hispania reclining in left profile, draped, wearing a mural crown, her left arm resting upon the Pyrenees and the Rock of Gibraltar depicted at her feet. She extends an olive branch in her right hand as a symbol of peace. The legend ESPAÑA appears to the left of the field, with the mint mark M and the assayers' initials flanking the date 1870 below. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The quartered coat of arms of the Provisional Government of Spain occupies the centre of the field, displaying the traditional castles of Castile and lions of León in the upper quarters, with the stripes of Aragon and the pomegranate of Granada in the lower quarters. The shield is surmounted by a mural crown and flanked by the Pillars of Hercules, each entwined with a banner bearing the motto PLUS ULTRA. The denomination 5 PESETAS appears in the lower exergue, while the circular legend recording the fineness and coin weight standard runs along the upper periphery, with the assayer and mint initials S·N· and ·M· placed at the base on either side of the shield. |
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