Spain 1944 peseta

from the Mountain Groan Collection

This coin, issued in the early years of the Franco regime (1939-75), is a descendant of the silver peseta issued in the late nineteenth century. This type was minted until 1950 with a frozen date, hence the large mintage. Later pesetas of the Franco regime featured the Caudillo's portrait.

Recorded mintage: 150,000,000, common but scarce choice.

Specification: 3.5 g, aluminum bronze, 21 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: Cayón-17796, KM 767, very common but scarce choice.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• 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.

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• 1951 peseta
• Coins and currency dated 1944
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