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  • 25 Pesetas 1976-1980, KM# 808, Spain, Juan Carlos I
  • 25 Pesetas 1976-1980, KM# 808, Spain, Juan Carlos I
Description

Juan Carlos I (born 5 January 1938) reigned as King of Spain from 1975 until his abdication in 2014. Juan Carlos is the grandson of Alfonso XIII, the last king of Spain prior to the monarchy's abolition in 1931 and the subsequent declaration of the Second Spanish Republic. Following his victory in the Spanish Civil War in 1939, Generalísimo Francisco Franco, the Spanish dictator, took over the government of Spain and in 1947, Spain's status as a monarchy was affirmed and a law was passed allowing Franco to choose his successor. Franco died in November the following year and Juan Carlos became king on 22 November 1975, two days after Franco's death, the first reigning monarch since 1931. Expected to continue Franco's legacy, soon after his accession, Juan Carlos, however, introduced reforms to dismantle the Francoist regime and begin the Spanish transition to democracy. This led to the approval of the Spanish Constitution of 1978 in a referendum, which re-established a constitutional monarchy.

Obverse

Portrait in left profile of Juan Carlos I surrounded by the inscription "Juan Carlos I King of Spain", date below.

JUAN CARLOS I REY DE ESPAÑA
· 1975 ·

Reverse

Large crown at top, value abbreviated below. Particular year is inside of the star.

25 PTAS
77

Edge

Una, Grande y Libre (English: One, Great and Free), was the Francoist motto which expressed the nationalist concept of Spain.

UNA GRANDE LIBRE

25 Pesetas

KM# 808 Schön# 41
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Characteristics
Material Cupronickel
Weight 8.5 g
Diameter 26.5 mm
Thickness 2.08 mm
Shape round
Alignment Coin
Mint
Royal Spanish Mint (FNMT-RCM)

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