Spain 1890-MP M 20 pesetas (90)

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Aureo sale 261, lot 719

This specimen was lot 719 in Aureo sale 261 (Barcelona, July 2014), where it did not sell. The catalog description[1] noted,

"1890*1890. Alfonso XIII. MPM. 20 pesetas. Bella. Escasa así. EBC+. (Alfonso XIII, 1885-1931, twenty pesetas of 1890. Handsome, scarce thus, choice extremely fine.)"

In 1870, with the collapse of the monarchy, the reales, pesos and escudos were dropped in favor of centimos and pesetas conforming to the Latin Monetary Union. This twenty pesetas, struck in Madrid in 1889-90, matches the contemporary French twenty francs. Small numbers of restrikes were issued in the 1960's.

Recorded mintage: 2,344,000.

Specification: 6.45 g, 0.900 fine gold, .186 troy oz AGW.

Catalog reference: Cayón-17652, KM 693, Cal. 5.

Source:

  • Cayón, Adolfo, Clemente Cayón and Juan Cayón, Las Monedas Españolas, del Tremis al Euro: del 411 a Nuestros Dias, 2 volumes, Madrid: Cayón-Jano S.L., 2005.
  • Calicó, Xavier, Numismática Española: Catálogo General con Precios de Todas las Monedas Españolas Acuñadas desde Los Reyes Católicos Hasta Felipe VI, 1474 a 2020, Barcelona: Aureo & Calicó, 2019.
  • Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
  • Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
  • [1]Sisó, Teresa, Eduardo Domingo and Lluís Lalana, Subasta Pública 261, Barcelona: Aureo y Calicó Subastas, 2014.

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