Coins of 
Spain

Spanish: Reino de España

100 céntimos (single: céntimo) = 1 Spanish escudo (plural: escudos) [???] (1864-1869)
100 céntimos (single: céntimo) = 1 Spanish peseta (plural: pesetas) [ESP] (1869 - 2002)
100 cents (single: cent) = 1 euro (plural: euro) [EUR]
Symbols: Pt, Pta, Pts, Ptas (peseta)

Languages on coins: Spanish
Alphabets on coins: Latin
Numerals on coins: Western Arabic
Calendars on coins: Gregorian

Official motto:

• Spanish: Una, grande y libre (One, great and free) - Franco Regime
• Latin: Plus Ultra (Further beyond)

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Mint Marks

Oeschger Mesdach & Co, Barcelona (ESP), "OM"

Barcelona Mint, Barcelona (ESP), 8-pointed star

Fábrica Nacional de Moneda y Timbre – Real Casa de la Moneda (FNMT-RCM), Madrid (ESP), Crowned "M", blanc 6-pointed star, 6-pointed star with year, 6-pointed star with "E"

Casa de la Moneda de Seville​, Seville (ESP): 7-pointed star

Marks of ​'Ensayadores'

'Ensayadores' or assayers were responsible for the purity of the metals used for coining.

Vidal Peiró Zafra & Rafael Caro y Fresneda (?): "·P.C·" or "P·C·"

Arturo Sandoval & Miguel Martínez Fraile (?): "S·M·"

Marks of 'Jueces de balanza'

The 'juez de balanza' or judge of balances was responsible for the calibration of the weights of the coins.

Julio Segura Calvé (?): ​"·S·"

Remigio Vega y Vega (?): "·V·"

Mint Official Marks

A. Mendoza (?): "·M·"

Designer Marks

José Espinós Gisbert (?): "J.ESPINÓS"

Luc Luycx (BEL): Superimposed "LL"

Luis Marchionni (?): "L·M·" or  "L·MARCHIONNI"

Jose Luis Lopez Sanchez-Toda (?): Monogram "ST"

Gregorio Sellan (?): "G·S·"

Giorgos Stamatopoulos (GRC): Greek capital letters gamma and sigma, "ΓΣ" 

Victor Villanueva (?): "V.V."

National identification and other marks

Lesser Royal Coat of Arms of the Spanish monarch

The lesser coat of arms of the Spanish monarch is used from 1700 to 1868 and 1875 to 1931 by the the Spanish Royal family. It consists of an escutcheon decorated with 6 sections. The upper left and lower right section is decorated with a rampant lion symbolizing the Kingdom of Léon. The upper right and lower left section is decorated with a tower symbolizing the Kingdom of Castille. In the middle a section with a fleur-de-lis in triangular pattern symbolizes the House of Bourbon. At the lower end a pomegranate symbolizes the Kingdom of Granada. The closed crown on top is the Spanish Royal crown. 

Drawing of the lesser coat of arms of the Spanish royal family as it appears on coins

Photograph of the lesser coat of arms of the Spanish royal family as it appears on coins

Coat of arms of the King of Spain Juan Carlos I

The Royal Coat of Arms of Juan Carlos I consists of the escutcheon of Spain wearing a crown surrounded by the chain of the Golden Fleece. The escutcheon is decorated with 5 arms: the quarters are clockwise decorated with the arms of: the Kingdom of Castile (golden castle on red background), the Kingdom of Léon (red rampant lion with crown on silver background), the Kingdom of Navarre (golden chains and a green dott on a red background) and the Crown of Aragon (4 red bars on a golden background.) In the middle the arms of Anjou branch of the House of Bourbon (3 golden fleurs-de-lis on a blue background). At the bottom the arms of Granada (pommegranate on silver background.) The escutcheon and chain supersede the Cross of Burgundy. 

Drawing of the coat of arms of the King of Spain Juan Carlos I since 1975 (officially 1977)

Photograph of the coat of arms of the King of Spain Juan Carlos I since 1975 (officially 1977)

Coats of arms of Spain

The national coat of arms of Spain from 1977-1981. The coat of arms consists of several heraldic symbols. The escutcheon is divided in four parts. Clockwise, the first and third quarters consist of four quarters (top left and bottom right the arms of the Kingdom of Castile and top right and bottom left the arms of the Kingdom of Léon), the second and fourth quarters consist of two halves (left the arms of the Crown of Aragorn and right the arms of the Kingdom of Navarre), although it's depicted simpler on the coins. On top a ribbon says: "una, grande (y) libre" meaning "one, great, free". (At the bottom stands the arms of the Kingdom of Granada. The shield is held by the eagle of Saint John with closed beak and a aureola. Flanking the shield stand the two Pillars of Hercules which represent the Strait of Gibraltar both crowned with the crown of the Holy Roman Empire (left) and the Spanish Royal Crown (right). Around the pillars a ribbon says: "PLVS VLTRA" meaning "further beyond". Underneath the pillars are a yoke and a bundle of arrows.

Drawing of the national coat of arms of the republic of Spain.

Photograph of the (modified) national coat of arms of the republic of Spain.

Photograph of the national coat of arms of the republic of Spain.

The national coat of arms of Spain as of 1981. The coat of arms consists of several heraldic symbols. The escutcheon is divided in four parts. Clockwise it is decorated with the arms of the Kingdom of Castile (red shield with golden castle), the Kingdom of Léon (silver shield with a crowned, purple, rampant lion), Kingdom of Navarre (red shield with golden chains coming together in a green dott) and of the Crown of Aragon (golden shield with 4 red bars). In the middle an inescutcheon of the Anjou branch of the House of Bourbon (3 golden fleur-de-lis on a blue shield with a red border.) At the bottom of the escutcheon the coat of the Kingdom of Granada (pomegranate. There are several types. One type the shield is flanked by a laurel wreath. The other type has the shield sided by two the 2 Pillars of Hercules (referring to the Strait of Gibraltar) wrapped with a red ribbon saying: "PLVS VLTRA" meaning "further beyond". The left Pillar is crowned with the crown of King Carlos I, the right Pillar as well as the entire coat of arms is crownd with the Spanish Royal crown.

Drawing of national coat of arms of Spain with a laurel wreath as can be seen on coins since 1981

Photograph of national coat of arms of Spain with a laurel wreath as can be seen on coins since 1981

Drawing of national coat of arms of Spain with the pillars of Hercules as can be seen on coins since 1981

Photograph of national coat of arms of Spain with the pillars of Hercules as can be seen on coins since 1981