5 Centavos

Reverse

Spanish crowned arms between Pillars of Hercules.
Below, mint officials capitals on sides, engraver capitals on center.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
PLUS ULTRA
P•G• B•M• •V•

Translation:
Further beyond
P. G. B. M. V.

Engraver: Bartolomé Maura Montaner

Edge

Reeded

Comment

The coins of 1895/1896 were minted at the Casa de Moneda de Madrid (Spain) under Alfonso XIII (Alfonso León Fernando María Jaime Isidro Pascual Antonio de Borbón y Habsburgo-Lorena). At this date Puerto Rico was a Spanish colony, so coins were minted on the style of the colonial currency. Only 5 coin types were minted for Puerto Rico, as United States took control of the island on 1898, after the Spanish-American war.

Motto "Plus Ultra" (sometimes written as "Plus Vltra", also) is Latin Further Beyond. It is placed on a ribbon across Hercules Pillars. The symbolism is those pillars represent the strait of Gibraltar, considered the end of known world in antique times, the legend was like a warning that beyond this point nothing was known.

Initials of mint officials (on reverse side):
P=V. Peiro
G=A. Garcia
V=R. Vega

B.M. on center are initials of engraver, Bartolomé Maura Montaner

Interesting fact

Price

Date	Mintage	VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
1896 PGV	600000	-	-	-	-	-	-

Values in the table are based on evaluations by sales realized on Internet platforms. They serve as an indication only for 5 Centavos 1896 coin.