Country:

Spain

Series:

1975~2001 - Juan Carlos I (Ptas) Commemorative

Catalog codes:

World Coins km851

Themes:

High Jump | Kings | Olympic Games

Issued on:

1990

Last issue date:

1991-2YT

Distribution:

Circulating Commemorative

Mints:

Royal Spanish Mint (Fábrica Nacional de Moneda y Timbre, FNMT-RCM), Madrid, Spain

Composition:

Copper-Aluminium-Nickel (Cu-Al-Ni)

Edge:

Plain/smooth

Orientation:

Coin alignment ↑O↓

Shape:

Circular with round hole

Rim:

Raised. Not decorated. Both sides

Weight:

4.25 grams

Diameter:

19.5 mm

Thickness:

2.11 mm

Face value:

25 Pta - Spanish peseta

Known mintage:

87,000,000

Composition Details:

88.4%Cu-5%Ni-5%Al-Fe-Mn

Score:

10% Accuracy: Very High

Description:

Obverse: JUAN CARLOS I (on two lines); on the right: half bust of Juan Carlos I with jacket and tie (left); left: ESPAÑA (overlapping, vertical and arched letters); low: year (1990 or 1991)
Reverse: Athlete in the act of passing over the stick in the jump back (Fosbury); lettering BARCELONA '92 (on two lines); logo of the Olympic Games; low: Value 25 PTAS (on two lines); on the left of the athlete's leg: M♔(M crowned, Mint Mark)
Note: Central hole mm. 5.0, there are coins with a misaligned hole and with a hole of mm. 4.5