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1 Peseta - Juan Carlos I
Features
| Country | Spain |
|---|---|
| King | Juan Carlos I (1975-2014) |
| Type | Standard Circulation Coin |
| Year | 1975 |
| Value | 1 Peseta (1 ESP) |
| Currency | Peseta (1868-2001) |
| Composition | Aluminium-Bronze (Cu920 Al60 Ni20) |
| Weight | 3.5 g |
| Diameter | 21 mm |
| Thickness | 1.2 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Orientation | Coin Alignment ↑↓ |
| Demonetized | 01-01-1997 |
| References | KM# 806, Schön# 39 |
Obverse
Portrait in left profile of Juan Carlos I
Lettering:
JUAN CARLOS I REY DE ESPAÑA
1975
Translation:
Juan Carlos I King of Spain
1975
Engraver: Manuel Marin
Reverse
Coat of arms of Spain. The real date is written in the stars on each side of the word "UNA".
Lettering:
UNA PESETA 19 80
UNA GRANDE LIBRE
PLUS ULTRA
Translation:
ONE PESETA 19 80
ONE GREAT FREE
FURTHER BEYOND
Engraver: Manuel Marin
Edge
Reeded
Comments
The real date is written in the stars on each side of the word "UNA". Example shows 19 77 listed as 1975 77
The 1978 issue was struck by three mints: Madrid Mint, Santiago de Chile Mint and British Royal Mint. They are distinguished by style of script on obverse and position of numerals 78 on reverse.
The 1978
- above: Madrid Mint,
- mid: Santiago de Chile Mint,
- below: British Royal Mint.
(1200dpi scans from the actual coins)
| Year | Mintage | G | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | Frequency | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 9% | illegible date in star | ||||||||||
| 1975 76 | 170,380,000 | 41% | ||||||||||
| 1975 76 | 1.2% | Proof | ||||||||||
| 1975 77 | 243,380,000 | 35% | Cal#148 | |||||||||
| 1975 77 | 1.2% | Proof | ||||||||||
| 1975 78 | 603,320,000 | 38% | long tilde over "N" in "ESPAÑA" (Madrid Mint) | |||||||||
| 1975 78 | 80,000,000 | 15% | point-like tilde over "N" in "ESPAÑA"; "78" in star near (British Royal Mint) | |||||||||
| 1975 78 | 140,000,000 | 14% | point-like tilde over "N" in "ESPAÑA"; "78" in star spaced (Santiago de Chile Mint) | |||||||||
| 1975 79 | 507,000,000 | 45% | ||||||||||
| 1975 79 | 1.1% | Proof | ||||||||||
| 1975 80 | 590,000,000 | 45% | ||||||||||