Spain 1975(78) 5 pesetas

from the Mountain Groan Collection

This type was struck for Juan Carlos, king of Spain 1975-2013, in 1976-80, all dated 1975 on the obverse. The actual date is in the star on the reverse. This dual dating system was abandoned in 1982. The module carried over from the Franco five pesetas (KM 786) struck 1957-71.

Recorded mintage: 412,610,000.

Specification: 5.75 g, copper-nickel, 23 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: Cayón-17941, KM 807.

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.

Links to:

• 1957(71) 5 pesetas
• 1975(77) peseta
• 1980(80) peseta
• 1980(81) 5 pesetas
• Coins and currency dated 1978