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Features
Country Spain
King Alfonso XII (1874-1885)
Type Standard circulation coin
Years 1877-1879
Value 5 Centimos (0.05 ESP)
Currency Peseta (1868-2001)
Composition Bronze (Cu950 Sn40 Zn10)
Weight 5 g
Diameter 25 mm
Thickness 1 mm
Shape Round
Orientation Coin alignment ↑↓
Demonetized 29-10-1941
References KM # 674, Cal # 70

Obverse
Portrait in right profile of Alfonso XII, king of Spain from 1875 to 1885

Lettering:
ALFONSO XII POR LA GRACIA DE DIOS
G.S.
* 1877 *

Translation:
ALFONSO XII BY THE GRACE OF GOD
G.S.
* 1877 *

Engraver: Gregorio Sellan Gonzalez

Reverse
Coat of arms of Spain

Lettering:
REY CONSTL. DE ESPAÑA
OM
CINCO CENTIMOS

Translation:
FIVE CENTS
CONSTL.(CONSTITUTIONAL) KING OF SPAIN
OM

Engraver: Gregorio Sellan Gonzalez

Edge
Plain

Mint
Barcelona, Spain (801-1720, 1808-1879)
Comments
HOMELAND MINT MARKS
Until 1980
OM - Oeschger Mesdach & Co.
3-pointed star - Segovia after 1868
4-pointed star - Jubia
6-pointed star - Madrid
7-pointed star - Seville
8-pointed star – Barcelona
NOTE: Letters after date are initials of mint officials.
NOTE: The OM stands for Oeschger Mesdach & Co, a French firm that minted coins out of Strasbourg, France.