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[IN MY OPINION] The most beautyful 1870's coin, the Spanish 5 pesetas
Of all the silver coins from the late 1800s -such as the 5 marks, 5 lire, and 5 francs- the 5 pesetas coin from the Spanish provisional government has always caught my attention.
While other coins of the era depicted their respective leaders, Spain, lacking one at the time, represented the nation in the most interesting way possible: by imitating a Roman aureus from the Emperor Hadrian era. This aureus portrays a seated woman holding a branch, with the inscription 'HISPANIA' above her and a rabbit to her left.
In the 1869-70 Spanish version, the rabbit was replaced by the Rock of Gibraltar and the Pyrenees (marking the geographic boundaries of the Iberian Peninsula), and the lady was adorned with a mural crown, symbolizing the people and their freedom.