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5 Pesetas La Rioja

Features

Issuer	Spain
King	Juan Carlos I (1975-2014)
Type	Circulating commemorative coin
Year	1996
Value	5 Pesetas (5 ESP)
Currency	Peseta (1868-2001)
Composition	Aluminium-bronze (88.4% copper, 5% nickel, 5% aluminum, 1% iron, 0.6% manganese)
Weight	3 g
Diameter	17.5 mm
Thickness	1.5 mm
Shape	Round
Technique	Milled
Orientation	Coin alignment ↑↓
Demonetized	28 February 2002
Number	N# 1149 Numista type number (https://en.numista.com/help/what-is-the-n-number-visible-in-the-catalogue-33.html)
References	KM# 960, Tracy L. Schmidt (editor); 2019. Standard Catalog of World Coins / 2001-Date (14^th edition). Krause Publications, Stevens Point, Wisconsin, United States. And 5 more volumes. Schön# 220 Gerhard Schön; 2018. Weltmünzkatalog / 20. Jahrhundert: 1901-2000 (46. Auflage). Battenberg Gietl Verlag, Regenstauf, Germany. And 2 more volumes.

Commemorative issue

La Rioja

Series: Autonomous communities of Spain

Obverse

Porch of Revellín (gate Carlos V, remaining part of the walls of the city) and tower of the church of Santa María de Palacio, both in Logroño with the country name and date above

Script: Latin

Lettering:
ESPAÑA
1996

Translation:
Spain
1996

Engraver: Begoña Castellanos García

Reverse

Dancer on stilts and grapes with the mintmark to the left and the denomination to the upper right

Script: Latin

Lettering:
5 PTAS
M LA RIOJA

Translation:
5 Pesetas
M La Rioja

Engraver: Begoña Castellanos García

Edge

Plain

Mint

M	Royal Mint of Spain (Real Casa de la Moneda), Madrid, Spain (1591-date)

Comments

The Danza de Los Zancos (Dance of the Stilts) is a traditional folk festival on July 22nd in Anguiano, La Rioja, in which dancers wear traditional clothing and 50cm stilts and dance around in the streets.
Grapes are represented because of the importance of Rioja wine, well known all over the world.

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Date	Mintage	G	VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC	Frequency
Undetermined
1996 M	674 168 000	$ 0.20	$ 0.20	$ 0.20	$ 0.20	$ 0.29	$ 0.29	$ 0.29	99%	normal rim (square top)
1996 M					$ 0.18	$ 0.20			1.5%	wide rim (round top)

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