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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Collect89, post: 810545, member: 15445&quot;]<span style="color: black"><font face="Arial"><b><span style="color: black"><font face="Arial"><b>I just got a new Spanish 5-Peseta coin for my 1-coin per country album.&nbsp; The 1898 5-Peseta coin is the size of a US silver dollar.&nbsp; It is now inserted in my album just after Southern Rhodesia and just before Sri Lanka.&nbsp; (Someday, I might need to make room for a coin from the Norwegian territory of Spritzbergen).&nbsp; </b></font></span></b></font></span></p><p><span style="color: black"><font face="Arial"><b><br /></b></font></span></p><p><span style="color: black"><font face="Arial"><b><span style="color: black"><font face="Arial"><b><img src="http://i870.photobucket.com/albums/ab269/collect89/Spain18985Pesetas.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></b></font></span></b></font></span></p><p><span style="color: black"><font face="Arial"><b><br /></b></font></span></p><p><span style="color: black"><font face="Arial"><b><span style="color: black"><font face="Arial"><b>This 5 Peseta depicts the little boy King Alfonso XIII.&nbsp; Here is a previous CT thread describing the coins of </b></font></span><span style="color: black"><font face="Arial">Alfonso XIII. <a href="http://www.cointalk.com/t56579/#ixzz0eieplTpf" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.cointalk.com/t56579/#ixzz0eieplTpf"><span style="color: black">http://www.cointalk.com/t56579/#ixzz0eieplTpf</span></a></font></span></b></font></span></p><p><span style="color: black"><font face="Arial"><b><br /></b></font></span></p><p><span style="color: black"><font face="Arial"><b><span style="color: black"><font face="Arial">Alfonso’s full name is Alfonso León Fernando María Jaime Isidro Pascual Antonio de Borbón y Austria-Lorena.&nbsp; There are some earlier Spanish coins where Alfonso XIII is depicted as a baby and some later coins where he is depicted in various states of maturity.&nbsp; This kid’s father was the <b>king</b> of Spain. His father the king of Spain died before Alfonso XII was born.&nbsp; Therefore, little Alfonso XIII was proclaimed <b>King</b> of Spain <u>when he was born</u>.&nbsp;&nbsp; His mom was appointed regent during his early years and Alfonso XIII assumed control at the age of 16.&nbsp; His mother used coins as a means of introducing her son to the nation.&nbsp; He reigned as <b>king</b> of Spain from 1886 to 1931.&nbsp; Thanks to everyone that helped assemble this information on the Alfonso XIII series. </font></span></b></font></span></p><p><span style="color: black"><font face="Arial"><b><br /></b></font></span></p><p><span style="color: black"><font face="Arial"><b><span style="color: black"><font face="Arial">If you have other Alfonso XIII coins, please post them.&nbsp; Thanks for letting me share &amp; good luck to everyone assembling a one coin per country collection.</font></span></b></font></span></p><p><span style="color: black"><font face="Arial"><b><br /></b></font></span></p><p><span style="color: black"><font face="Arial"><b><span style="color: black"><font face="Arial">Very best regards,</font></span></b></font></span></p><p><span style="color: black"><font face="Arial"><b><span style="color: black"><font face="Arial">Collect89</font></span></b></font></span></p><p><span style="color: black"><font face="Arial"><b></b></font></span>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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