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  • 10 Centimos 1940-1953, KM# 766, Spain, Francisco Franco
  • 10 Centimos 1940-1953, KM# 766, Spain, Francisco Franco
Description

Francisco Franco Bahamonde (1892–1975) was a Spanish general who ruled over Spain as a dictator for 36 years from 1939 until his death. Franco proclaimed himself Head of State and Government under the title El Caudillo, a term similar to Il Duce (Italian) for Benito Mussolini and Der Führer (German) for Adolf Hitler. He restored the monarchy before his death, which made King Juan Carlos I his successor, who led the Spanish transition to democracy. After a referendum, a new constitution was adopted, which transformed Spain into a parliamentary democracy under a constitutional monarchy.

Engraver: C. Mingo

Obverse

Armored horseman with a spear on rearing horse.

The Iberian Rider mates the speed and rate of fire of normal bow cavalry with the attack of javelin cavalry. Although the result is a hard-riding and harder-hitting javelin cavalry unit, it suffers from the Horse Archer's lack of armour and hitpoints, and the poor range of javelins. Still, the extra speed of this unit should result in a highly flexible and fast offensive unit, capable of decimating melee infantry and harassing other cavalry units.

ESPAÑA
1945

Reverse

Depicts the facial value and the coat of arms of Spain during Francoism (1938–1945).

The Spanish coat of arms is composed of six other arms: castle of Castile, lion of León, stripes of Aragon, chains of Navarre, pomegranate flower of Granada and fleur-de-lis of the House of Bourbon. The escutcheon represents the currently reigning dynasty Bourbon-Anjou.

Franco adopted in 1938 a variant of the Coat of Arms reinstating some elements originally used by the House of Trastámara such as Saint John's Eagle. The arms are crowned with an open royal crown, placed on an eagle displayed sable, surrounded with the pillars of Hercules, the yoke and the bundle of arrows of the Catholic Monarchs.

Una Grande Libre (Latin meaning "One, Great and Free"), was the Francoist motto which expressed the nationalist concept of Spain.

Plus ultra (Latin meaning "Further beyond") is the national motto of Spain.

DIEZ CENTS
UNA GRANDE LIBRE
PLUS ULTRA

Edge

10 Centimos

Iberian rider
KM# 766 Schön# 24
Characteristics
Material Aluminium
Weight 1.9 g
Diameter 22.5 mm
Thickness 2 mm
Shape round
Alignment Coin

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