Country: Spain. Second Republic (1931-1939)
Type: Standard circulation coin
Years: 1937
Value: 1 Peseta
Currency: Civil War (1936-1939)
Mintage: 6,000,000
Metal: Nickel
Weight: 4 g
Diameter: 22 mm
Thickness: 1 mm
Grade: XF
Shape: Round
Orientation: Coin alignment ↑↓
Demonetized: Yes
References: KM# 1
Obverse:
Woman to the right, wearing a Phrygian cap, allegorical representation of freedom (Liberty).
Lettering:
·GOBIERNO· DE·EUZKADI·
AB
Translation: Government of Basque Country.
Engraver: Alexander Everaerts.
Designer: Armand Bonnetain.
Reverse:
Denomination and date within wreath.
Lettering:
1
PESETA
1937
Engraver: Alexander Everaerts.
Designer: Armand Bonnetain.
Edge:
Reeded.
Mint:
Royal Belgian Mint, Brussels, Belgium.
Comments:
The Phrygian cap is a soft cone-shaped headgear with the top facing towards and falls back a little. This hat was originally made and worn by the inhabitants of Phrygia (Asia Minor), but in the Roman Empire the cap was worn by freed slaves. This custom is at the origin of it as a symbol of freedom.
Riferimento : KM# 1
Fonte : https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces4...
Collezione : Spanish Empire (European states)