Spain 1996 5 pesetas

from the Mountain Groan Collection

This coin, issued during the reign of Juan Carlos, is one of a series of circulating commemoratives honoring Spanish regions 1994-99. This type honors La Rioja, famous for wine.

Recorded mintage: 674,168,000.

Specification: 3 g, aluminum bronze, 17.5 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM 960.

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.

Link to:

• 1996 25 pesetas, Castilla-La Mancha
• 1996 50 pesetas
• 1996 200 pesetas
• Coins and currency dated 1996
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