Spain 1957(58) 50 pesetas

from the Mountain Groan Collection

This type was struck for circulation 1958-60, 1967 and 1970 plus 1968-70 and 1972-75 for sets only. After Franco's death, this module was used until 1984, then the fifty pesetas was reduced to 5.6 g in 1990. Although the coin is dated 1957, the true minting date is incuse in the star on the reverse, where a tiny "59" can be spied. Spain was the only country to do this and abandoned this clumsy system after 1982, during the reign of Juan Carlos. This date comes with an error legend, "UNA LIBRE GRANDE".

Recorded mintage: 21,471,000.

Specification: 12.35 g, copper-nickel, 30 mm diameter, edge lettered UNA GRANDE LIBRE.

Catalog reference: Cayón-17877, KM 788.

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 Juan Carlos I, 1474 a 2001, Barcelona: Aureo & Calicó, 2008.
• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.

Link to:

• 1953(56) 2½ pesetas
• 1957(58) 5 pesetas
• 1957(BA) 25 pesetas
• 1957(BA) 50 pesetas
• 1959 10 centimos
• 1957(59) 25 pesetas
• 1957(59) 50 pesetas
• Coins and currency dated 1958