Spain: pre-euro coinage of King Juan Carlos I

[<k>]

As we saw earlier in the topic, the new coin types used for the circulating commemoratives were later used as templates for new regular circulation coins.

Then Spain adopted the euro in 2002, and there were no more experiments.

This is a good point at which to end my topic.

Comments are welcome.

[Jostein]

A closer look at the reverse of the 200 pesetas coin.

Does anybody know what the motif represents?

Dear <k>, the motif represents the Order of the Golden Fleece, this collar is part of the Coat of arms of H.M. the King Felipe VI, as well the Princess of Asturias. We can also see this collar in the regular circulation coins of 25 and 50 pesetas.

Congrats for this thread

[<k>]

Thank you, Jostein. I have amended that post but with reference to Juan Carlos. I understand the motif belongs to the Spanish royal family in general.

[<k>]

Another question now. How frequently were those circulating commemoratives found in change in the Spain of the 1990s? And did the vending machines cater for the unusual shapes and sizes: the Spanish flower and the holed coins?

I used to think that Canada started the trend for low value circulating commemorative coins back in the 1990s. Remember those 25 cents coins? But I forgot about these beautiful Spanish coins. Such a shame that the euro had to come along and spoil the fun. 

[Jostein]

The commemorative coins were much more common than the regular ones. For the Spanish collectors, was so expected knowing the design of the complete series of the next year (all but 1 and 500 pesetas). In general, we only used the golden coins: 5, 25, 100 and 500 pesetas, the 1 peseta coin was given in the change just in banks or pharmacies. It was very rare to found in the change the "silver" 10, 50 or 200 pesetas coins. The vending machines accepted every coin except the 1 peseta

[<k>]

Thank you for that information, Jostein. It sounds like it was a fun time in the 1990s in Spain. All the infrastructure was there for you to spend, enjoy and collect those special coins. 

[<k>]

Western Europe: Some pre-euro coinages issued after 1945.

01] Austria: pre-euro coinage from 1946 to 2001.

02] Belgian franc: from 1948 until the euro.

03] Coinage of Switzerland.

04] Cyprus: final coinage under British rule.

05] Finland: Wildlife series of the 1990s.

06] French coins from the 1950s until the introduction of the euro.

07] German coinage of the Allied occupation, 1945 to 1948.

08] Greece 1973: the fascinating story behind Series A and B.

09] Icelandic marine series, 1981 to date.

10] Italy's final pre-euro coinage.

11] Luxembourg's coinage after World War 2 but before the euro.

12] Malta's pre-euro coinage, 1972-2007.

13] Milestones in the coinage of the Netherlands.

14] Milestones in the decimal coinage of Gibraltar.

15] Milestones in the decimal coinage of Guernsey.

16] Milestones in the decimal coinage of Ireland.

17] Milestones in the decimal coinage of Jersey.

18] Milestones in the decimal coinage of the Isle of Man.

19] Milestones in the decimal coinage of the UK.

20] Norwegian wildlife series, 1958 to 1973.

21] Portugal's final pre-euro coin series.

22] Pre-euro Coinage of the Federal Republic of Germany.

23] Pre-euro coinage of the Republic of Greece, 1976 to 2001.

24] Republic of Cyprus: pre-euro coinage.

25] Spain: pre-euro coinage of King Juan Carlos I.

[Tirant]

Great thread! Watching it brought me a lot of memories. I remember, back in the 90s, keeping most of them, specially those with Barcelona related designs. The ones of 25 pesetas were probably the most common, and also the ones of 100, as Jostein said. The most difficult were probably the ones of 200.

[<k>]

Glad you enjoyed it, Tirant.

See also my topic about the Spanish flower.

[<k>]

Spain, 100 pesetas, 1980.

Interesting to see a pomegranate on this design.

What does it represent?

[stef]

Interesting to see a pomegranate on this design.

What does it represent?

Granada

We see the symbols of the old kingdoms - Castile, Leon, Navarra, Aragon and Granada.

The football should be for Catalonia (or at least Barcelona 😏).

[<k>]

Thanks, stef. A pomegranate for Granada.

I wondered at first whether Spanish fans ate pomegranates at football matches.