SPAIN 

KM 946

SHORT COINS

ENCYCLOPAEDIA

                

Face Value Diameter mm Weight g Thickness mm Edge Composition Rotation
5 pesetas 17.5 3.0   Plain Aluminum-Bronze Coin
Obverse Reverse

Title of state. Coats of arms of Asturia in the center. Below - the year of minting.

The Principality of Asturias is an autonomous community within the kingdom of Spain, former Kingdom of Asturias in the Middle Ages.

Inscription: Asturias. Horreo in the center. Denomination. Mint mark: crowned 'M'.

An hórreo (Spanish) is a granary built in stone (Iberia), raised from the ground by pillars ending in flat stones or 'mueles', to avoid the access of rodents.