Cannot I.d. This Coin..can Someone Help Pls 1870 (Spanish)?

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smithersjones Valued Member United Kingdom 76 Posts	Posted 01/15/2010 06:17 am Can someone help to Identify this coin with Spanish writing on it please. The coin is bronze date 1870. Approximate size & weight of an Old British Half Penny all help appreciated. cheers Report this Post to the Staff

DL20K Pillar of the Community Poland 3201 Posts	Posted 01/15/2010 06:34 am Yes, it's a Spanish copper 5 centimos, 1870. Report this Post to the Staff
bart Pillar of the Community Belgium 651 Posts	Posted 01/15/2010 08:13 am This coin was issued by the Provisional Government which ruled Spain after the abdication of Isabel II. The coin can be used as a kitchen weight: it weighs 5 gram, which is mentioned by the text DOSCIENTAS PIEZAS EN KILOG. = 200 pieces in a kilogram Report this Post to the Staff
echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 01/15/2010 11:56 am The figure of the woman is Hispana, she is sitting on the Pyrenees Mountains in the north and her foot rests on the Iberian Peninsula in the south where Gibraltar is located. Report this Post to the Staff
smithersjones Valued Member United Kingdom 76 Posts	Posted 01/18/2010 06:03 am Wow, thank you all for the identification of this coin along twith the history. Amazing you do here cheers all Report this Post to the Staff
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