200 Pesetas - Juan Carlos I (Bartolome de las Casas) 1991 front 200 Pesetas - Juan Carlos I (Bartolome de las Casas) 1991 back
200 Pesetas - Juan Carlos I (Bartolome de las Casas) 1991 photo

200 Pesetas - Juan Carlos I Bartolome de las Casas

1991 year
Silver (.925) 3.37 g 20 mm
Description
Issuer
Spain
King
Juan Carlos I (1975-2014)
Type
Non-circulating coin
Year
1991
Value
200 Pesetas (200&nbspESP)
Currency
Peseta (1868-2001)
Composition
Silver (.925)
Weight
3.37 g
Diameter
20 mm
Thickness
1 mm
Shape
Round
Technique
Milled
Orientation
Coin alignment ↑↓
Demonetized
28 February 2002
Updated
2024-10-07
References
Numista
N#81557
Rarity index
76%

Reverse

Three Indians playing music with trombones and rattles.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
🏵 QVINTO : CENTENARIO 🏵
M 🏵 200  : PTAS 🏵 500

Unabridged legend: 200 Pesetas

Translation: Fifth Centennary

Engraver: Francisco Martínez Tornero

Edge

Segmented reeding (BU)
Reeded (Proof)

Comment

Bartolomé de las Casas (11 November 1484 – 18 July 1566) was a Spanish clergyman, writer, and activist best known for his work as an historian and social reformer. He arrived in Hispaniola as a layman, then became a Dominican friar. He was appointed as the first resident Bishop of Chiapas, and the first officially appointed "Protector of the Indians".

Interesting fact

The 200 Pesetas - Juan Carlos I (Bartolome de las Casas) 1991 coin from Spain features an image of Bartolome de las Casas, a Spanish colonizer who became a prominent advocate for the rights of indigenous peoples in the Americas. This coin was issued to commemorate the 500th anniversary of his birth.

Price

Date Mintage VG F VF XF AU UNC
1991 M 14383 - - - - - -

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