Spain 1980(80) peseta

from the Stonecat collection

This type was struck 1980-82. It marked the final peseta to use the clumsy "date in stars" system. Although the coin is dated 1980, the true minting date is incuse in the stars on the reverse, where a tiny "80" can be spied. It is also the final use of this aluminun-bronze module, first used by the Franco regime in 1944. The subsequent peseta (KM 81) was aluminum. The "ESPAÑA '82" on the reverse refers to the upcoming World Cup of Soccer, which was held in Spain. In 1982, US$1 = 111 pesetas.

Recorded mintage: unknown but common.

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

Catalog reference: Cayón-17958, KM 816.

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.

Link to:

• 1975(77) peseta
• 1975(78) 5 pesetas
• 1980(81) 5 pesetas
• 1982 50 pesetas
• Coins and currency dated 1980