Spain 1991 peseta

from the Mountain Groan Collection

This coin, issued 1989-2001 during the reign of Juan Carlos, was the last peseta issued prior to the introduction of the euro. Several billion were issued and it is common in all grades. Even at 0.55 g each, over 1300 tons of aluminum were consumed minting this coin.

Recorded mintage: 173,780,000.

Specification: 0.55 g, aluminum, 14 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: Cayón-18049, KM 832.

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, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.

Link to:

• 1989 10,000 pesetas
• 1991 200 pesetas, Madrid as European culture capital
• 1991 2,000 pesetas, Ibero-American
• 1992 10 pesetas
• 1995 peseta
• Coins and currency dated 1991
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