Harvard Art Museums > 1972.265: Five Peseta Coin Coins Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Five Peseta Coin (Unidentified Artist) , 1972.265,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, May 16, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/226377. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1972.265 People Unidentified Artist Title Five Peseta Coin Classification Coins Work Type coin Date 1876 Culture Spanish Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/226377 Physical Descriptions Medium Silver Dimensions 3.8 cm diam. x 0.3 cm depth (1 1/2 x 1/8 in.) 17.82 g Denomination five peseta Inscriptions and Marks inscription: obverse, around perimeter: ALFONSO XII REY DE ESPAÑA 1876 inscription: reverse: [around perimeter:] LEY 900 MILESIMAS 40 PIEZAS EN KILOG. 5 PESETAS; [l.l.:] D.E.; [l.r.:] M Provenance Recorded Ownership History Frederick M. Watkins, Bequest to the Fogg Art Museum, 1972. Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Bequest of Frederick M. Watkins Accession Year 1972 Object Number 1972.265 Division European and American Art Contact am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Descriptions Description Obverse: Alphonso XII in left profile, bare-headed; reverse: crowned coat of arms (two castles, two lions, three fleurs-de-lys at center = Castile-Leon, with the escutcheon representing Anjou) with column at either side. Two pillars represent the Straits of Gibraltar; a banner reads "PLUS ULTRA." A pomegranate at the bottom represents Granada. Publication History The Frederick M. Watkins Collection, exh. cat., Fogg Art Museum (Cambridge, MA, 1973), no. 6, p. 164, repr. Exhibition History The Frederick M. Watkins Collection, Fogg Art Museum, Cambridge, 01/31/1973 - 03/14/1973 Verification Level This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of European and American Art at am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
