Spain 1898-SG V 5 pesetas (98)

from the Mountain Groan Collection

In 1885, Alfonso XII died young of tuberculosis, leaving a posthumous son who was crowned Alfonso XIII. In 1869, the peso was reduced to 25 grams and set equal to five pesetas with each peseta divisible into 100 centimos. This system would prevail until the coming of the euro. This design, issued while the king was a boy, was struck in large numbers 1896-99 and is fairly common in grades up to Very Fine; this is the only date common in high grade. Very similar pesos were struck for Puerto Rico and the Philippines.

Recorded mintage: 39,977,000.

Specification: 25 g, 0.900 fine silver, .723 troy oz ASW.

Catalog reference: Cayón-17647, KM 707, Dav-344.

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.

Link to:

• 1897 5 pesetas
• Puerto Rico 1895-PG V peso
• Philippines 1897-SG V peso
• 1899 peseta
• 1899 5 pesetas
• Coins and currency dated 1898
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