SPAIN
KM 981 |
SHORT COINS ENCYCLOPAEDIA |
Face Value | Diameter mm | Weight g | Thickness mm | Edge | Composition | Rotation |
5 pesetas | 17.5 | 3.0 | Plain | Brass | Coin |
Obverse | Reverse | ||
Inscriptions along the rim in Spanish. Stone monument in the center. Title of state. Below - the year of minting. Menorca has the greatest concentration of prehistoric sites anywhere in western Europe. |
Denomination. Horseman in the center. Mint mark: crowned 'M'. Inscription: 'The Balearic Islands' in Spanish. The Balearic Islands are an archipelago in the western Mediterranean Sea, near the eastern coast of the Iberian Peninsula. They form an autonomous community and a province of Spain, of which the capital city is Palma de Mallorca. |