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1 Peseta - Juan Carlos I España '

1980 (1980-1982) years
Aluminium bronze (92% copper, 6% aluminium, 2% nickel) 3.5 g 21 mm
Description
Issuer
Spain
King
Juan Carlos I (1975-2014)
Type
Circulating commemorative coin
Year
1980 (1980-1982)
Value
1 Peseta (1&nbspESP)
Currency
Peseta (1868-2001)
Composition
Aluminium bronze (92% copper, 6% aluminium, 2% nickel)
Weight
3.5 g
Diameter
21 mm
Thickness
1.2 mm
Shape
Round
Technique
Milled
Orientation
Coin alignment ↑↓
Demonetized
1 January 1997
Updated
2024-10-07
References
Numista
N#788
Rarity index
3%

Reverse

Coat of arms of Spain next to face value.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
1 PTA
ESPAÑA '82
81

Unabridged legend: 1 Peseta

Translation: Spain 1982

Engraver: Francisco Martínez Tornero

Edge

Reeded

Comment

The obverse reads 1980 and the reverse reads '82 but below the Ñ is a small star with the effective date on it.

The 1982 FIFA World Cup was the 12th FIFA World Cup, a quadrennial football tournament for men's senior national teams, and was played in Spain from 13 June to 11 July 1982. The tournament was won by Italy, who defeated West Germany 3–1 in the final held in the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium in the capital, Madrid.

Interesting fact

The interesting fact about this coin is that it was minted to commemorate the wedding of King Juan Carlos I and Queen Sofía in 1975, and it was the first commemorative coin to be issued in Spain since the restoration of the monarchy in 1975.

Price

Date Mintage VG F VF XF AU UNC
1980  590000000 - - - - - -
1980 (1981)  385000000 - - - - - -
1980 (1982)  333000000 - - - - - -

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