Spain 1879-OM 5 centimos - Revision history

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[[Image:Spain 1879B 5 centimos Aureo 232-2441g.jpg|550px|thumb|Aureo sale 232, lot 2441]]

This [[Spain|Spanish]] five centimos was part of the third decimal reform of 1870. In 1850, the twenty reales was reduced to 26.91 grams. This having proven unsatisfactory, the coinage was reformed again in 1864. The twenty reales was dropped in favor of a two escudos silver coin, reduced to 25.96 grams. One hundred centimos = one escudo. By the reform of 1870, the revolutionary government adopted the standard of the Latin Monetary Union, where one peseta = one French franc and five pesetas = 25 g of silver, .900 fine. The peseta remained in use (tho it ceased to be silver in the 1930's) until the adoption of the euro in 2001. This type was struck in large numbers at Barcelona 1877-79 yet is rare in nice condition. The specimen shown was lot 2441 in Aureo y Calico sale 232 (Barcelona, March 2011), where it sold for 110 euros (about US$183 including buyer's fee). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''1879. Barcelona. OM. 5 céntimos. EBC.'' (Five centimos of 1879, Barcelona mint, extremely fine.)"</blockquote>

''Recorded mintage:'' 67,953,657.

''Specification:'' 5.25 g, bronze.

''Catalog reference:'' [[Spanish and Spanish colonial coins listed by Cayón number|Cayón-17479]], Cal. 73, KM 674.

''[[Bibliography|Sources:]]''
* 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.
* <sup>[1]</sup>Sisó, Teresa, Eduardo Domingo and Lluís Lalana, ''Selección de 500 Monedas, Medallas y Billetes,'' Barcelona: Aureo y Calicó Subastas, 2011.
* Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed.'', Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.

''Link to:''
* [[Spain 1877-OM 5 centimos|1877 5 centimos]]
* [[Spain 1879-OM 10 centimos|1879 10 centimos]]
* [[Spain 1879-EM M 2 pesetas (79)|1879 2 pesetas]]
* return to coins of [[Spain]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1879]]

[[Category: Selections from Aureo sale 232]]

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 [[Image:Spain 1879B 5 centimos Aureo 232-2441g.jpg|550px|thumb|Aureo sale 232, lot 2441]]
-This [[Spain|Spanish]] five centimos was part of the third decimal reform of 1870. In 1850, the twenty reales was reduced to 26.91 grams. This having proven unsatisfactory, the coinage was reformed again in 1864. The twenty reales was dropped in favor of a two escudos silver coin, reduced to 25.96 grams. One hundred centimos = one escudo. By the reform of 1870, the revolutionary government adopted the standard of the Latin Monetary Union, where one peseta = one French franc and five pesetas = 25 g of silver, 0.900 fine. The peseta remained in use (tho it ceased to be silver in the 1930's) until the adoption of the euro in 2001. This type was struck in large numbers at Barcelona 1877-79 yet is rare in nice condition. The specimen shown was lot 2441 in Aureo y Calico sale 232 (Barcelona, March 2011), where it sold for 110 euros (about US$183 including buyer's fee). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''1879. Barcelona. OM. 5 céntimos. EBC.'' (Five centimos of 1879, Barcelona mint, extremely fine.)"</blockquote>
+This [[Spain|Spanish]] five centimos was part of the third decimal reform of 1870. In 1850, the twenty reales was reduced to 26.91 grams. This having proven unsatisfactory, the coinage was reformed again in 1864. The twenty reales was dropped in favor of a two escudos silver coin, reduced to 25.96 grams. One hundred centimos = one escudo. By the reform of 1870, the revolutionary government adopted the standard of the Latin Monetary Union, where one peseta = one French franc and five pesetas = 25 g of silver, 0.900 fine. The peseta remained in use (tho it ceased to be silver in the 1930's) until the adoption of the euro in 2001. This type was struck in large numbers at Barcelona 1877-79 yet is rare in nice condition. The specimen shown was lot 2441 in Aureo y Calicó sale 232 (Barcelona, March 2011), where it sold for 110 euros (about US$183 including buyer's fee). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''1879. Barcelona. OM. 5 céntimos. EBC.'' (Five centimos of 1879, Barcelona mint, extremely fine.)"</blockquote>
 ''Recorded mintage:'' 54,994,000.

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 [[Image:Spain 1879B 5 centimos Aureo 232-2441g.jpg|550px|thumb|Aureo sale 232, lot 2441]]
-This [[Spain|Spanish]] five centimos was part of the third decimal reform of 1870. In 1850, the twenty reales was reduced to 26.91 grams. This having proven unsatisfactory, the coinage was reformed again in 1864. The twenty reales was dropped in favor of a two escudos silver coin, reduced to 25.96 grams. One hundred centimos = one escudo. By the reform of 1870, the revolutionary government adopted the standard of the Latin Monetary Union, where one peseta = one French franc and five pesetas = 25 g of silver, .900 fine. The peseta remained in use (tho it ceased to be silver in the 1930's) until the adoption of the euro in 2001. This type was struck in large numbers at Barcelona 1877-79 yet is rare in nice condition. The specimen shown was lot 2441 in Aureo y Calico sale 232 (Barcelona, March 2011), where it sold for 110 euros (about US$183 including buyer's fee). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''1879. Barcelona. OM. 5 céntimos. EBC.'' (Five centimos of 1879, Barcelona mint, extremely fine.)"</blockquote>
+This [[Spain|Spanish]] five centimos was part of the third decimal reform of 1870. In 1850, the twenty reales was reduced to 26.91 grams. This having proven unsatisfactory, the coinage was reformed again in 1864. The twenty reales was dropped in favor of a two escudos silver coin, reduced to 25.96 grams. One hundred centimos = one escudo. By the reform of 1870, the revolutionary government adopted the standard of the Latin Monetary Union, where one peseta = one French franc and five pesetas = 25 g of silver, 0.900 fine. The peseta remained in use (tho it ceased to be silver in the 1930's) until the adoption of the euro in 2001. This type was struck in large numbers at Barcelona 1877-79 yet is rare in nice condition. The specimen shown was lot 2441 in Aureo y Calico sale 232 (Barcelona, March 2011), where it sold for 110 euros (about US$183 including buyer's fee). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''1879. Barcelona. OM. 5 céntimos. EBC.'' (Five centimos of 1879, Barcelona mint, extremely fine.)"</blockquote>
 ''Recorded mintage:'' 54,994,000.

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 This [[Spain|Spanish]] five centimos was part of the third decimal reform of 1870. In 1850, the twenty reales was reduced to 26.91 grams. This having proven unsatisfactory, the coinage was reformed again in 1864. The twenty reales was dropped in favor of a two escudos silver coin, reduced to 25.96 grams. One hundred centimos = one escudo. By the reform of 1870, the revolutionary government adopted the standard of the Latin Monetary Union, where one peseta = one French franc and five pesetas = 25 g of silver, .900 fine. The peseta remained in use (tho it ceased to be silver in the 1930's) until the adoption of the euro in 2001. This type was struck in large numbers at Barcelona 1877-79 yet is rare in nice condition. The specimen shown was lot 2441 in Aureo y Calico sale 232 (Barcelona, March 2011), where it sold for 110 euros (about US$183 including buyer's fee). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''1879. Barcelona. OM. 5 céntimos. EBC.'' (Five centimos of 1879, Barcelona mint, extremely fine.)"</blockquote>
-''Recorded mintage:'' 67,953,657.
+''Recorded mintage:'' 54,994,000.
 ''Specification:'' 5.25 g, bronze.

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 ''Link to:''
-* [[Spain 1877-OM 5 centimos|1877 5 centimos]]
+* [[Spain 1878-OM 5 centimos|1878 5 centimos]]
 * [[Spain 1879-OM 10 centimos|1879 10 centimos]]
 * [[Spain 1879-EM M 2 pesetas (79)|1879 2 pesetas]]