Spain 1980(81) 5 pesetas

from the Stonecat collection

This type was struck 1980-82. It marked the final five pesetas 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 "81" can be spied. This copper-nickel module, first used by the Franco regime in 1957, was converted to aluminum bronze in 1989. In 1982, US$1 = 111 pesetas. The "ESPAÑA '82" on the reverse refers to the upcoming World Cup of Soccer, which was held in Spain.

Recorded mintage: 294,000,000.

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

Catalog reference: Cayón-17962, KM 817.

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 Juan Carlos I, 1474 a 2001, Barcelona: Aureo & Calicó, 2008.

Link to:

• 1975(78) 5 pesetas
• 1980(80) peseta
• 1982 50 pesetas
• Coins and currency dated 1981