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5000 Pesetas Compass rose
| Issuer | Royal Mint of Spain (Real Casa de la Moneda) |
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| Year | 1989 |
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| Value | 5000 Pesetas (5000 ESP) |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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Issued as part of Spain's extended commemorative program building toward the 1992 quincentennial of Columbus's first voyage, this small gold piece belongs to a series that the Real Casa de la Moneda produced across several years leading up to the anniversary. The 1992 program was among the most ambitious Spanish commemorative coin series of the twentieth century, spanning dozens of issues across multiple metals and denominations.
At 1.68 grams, the striking pressure tolerances for a flan this size leave little room for error — shallow or uneven feeds were a known production nuisance across the small-format gold issues in this run.