Spain 1870 10 Céntimos KM-653 Circulated World Coin
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Item Type: Coin
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Country: Spain
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Denomination: 10 Céntimos Peseta
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Date / Issue: 1870
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Pick / Catalog: KM-653 (estimated)
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Issuing Authority: Gobierno Provisional (Provisional Government)
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Series: Cien piezas en kilo / Diez gramos type
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Mint: Madrid
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Color: Brown
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Design: Legend DIEZ GRAMOS 1870 with seated Hispania; reverse lion with shield and legend CIEN PIEZAS EN KILOG • DIEZ CENTIMOS •
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Obverse: Seated Hispania facing left holding olive branch, DIEZ GRAMOS around, date 1870 below.
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Reverse: Rampant lion left with Spanish shield, legend CIEN PIEZAS EN KILOG • DIEZ CENTIMOS •, assayers’ initials below lion.
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Edge: Plain
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Composition: Bronze
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Dimensions: ~30 (typical for this type)
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Diameter: ~30
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Weight: 10 (legend states DIEZ GRAMOS)
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Condition: Circulated
Condition is based on visual inspection only. Please review all photos carefully for wear, marks, stains, scratches, edge issues, cleaning, damage, writing, or other condition details.
You will receive the exact coin shown in the listing photos.
Identification note: Exact KM subtype and mint/assayer details not confirmed from photos; weight known from legend but not measured. Diameter given as typical for type. | Design matches Spain, Provisional Government, 10 Céntimos bronze of 1870: obverse seated Hispania with legend DIEZ GRAMOS and date 1870; reverse rampant lion with shield and legend CIEN PIEZAS EN KILOG • DIEZ CENTIMOS •; plain edge; bronze; ~30 mm. This corresponds to the standard type listed in Krause as the 1870 10 Céntimos. Exact assayer initials under the lion (and any resulting subtype/suffix) are not verified from the photos, so the KM number is given as an estimated type assignment rather than an exact variety.
