Spanish 25 Pesetas Gold Coin Alfonso XII Young Head

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Spanish 25 Pesetas Gold Coin Alfonso XII Young Head

This is the Spanish 25 Peseta gold coin minted 1876 – 1881. This version has the young head of Alfonso XII and the Spanish Coat of Arms. Text reads ALFONSO XII POR LA G. DE DIOS and RE CONST DE ESPANA.

Spanish gold coins would once have flowed freely around the world. One of the largest countries in Europe, Spain was a major player in the global political theatre for hundreds of years.

The Spanish Empire saw rulers like Queen Isabella, fund exploration by the famous Christopher Columbus, seeing the Spanish reach South America. Their influence in Latin America lasts to this day, and gold coins flowed across the Atlantic, ripe targets for pirates and other countries.

Below is our range of Spanish gold coins, perfect for collectors who want a coin from one of the most influential countries of the past millennium.