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Jeweled Victory Cross of Asturias & Asturian Hórreo Granary 5 Peseta Spain Authentic Coin Money for Jewelry & Craft Making (Autonomous Community) (Crux Gemmata) (1995) Commemorative issue: Asturias Series: Autonomous communities of Spain Obverse: Asturian Victory Cross Lettering: ESPAÑA 1995 Translation: Spain 1995 Reverse: Hórreo (Typical Asturian Granary) Lettering: 5 PTAS ASTURIAS Translation: 5 Pesetas Asturias Features IssuerSpain KingJuan Carlos I (1975-2014) TypeCirculating commemorative coin Year1995 Value5 Pesetas (5 ESP) CurrencyPeseta (1868-2001) CompositionAluminium-bronze (Cu884 Ni50 Al50 Fe10 Mn6) Weight3 g Diameter17.5 mm Thickness1.5 mm ShapeRound OrientationCoin alignment ↑↓ Demonetized02-28-2002 NumberN# 784 ReferencesKM# 946, Schön# 199 Wikipedia: Asturias (/æˈstʊəriəs/, officially the Principality of Asturias, is an autonomous community in northwest Spain. It is coextensive with the province of Asturias & contains some of the territory that was part of the larger Kingdom of Asturias in the Middle Ages. Asturias is situated in a mountainous setting with vast greenery & lush vegetation, making it part of Green Spain. The region has a maritime climate. It receives plenty of annual rainfall & little sunshine by Spanish standards & has very moderated seasons, most often averaging in the lower 20s celsius. Wikipedia The Victory Cross (Asturian & Spanish: Cruz de la Victoria) is an early 10th century Asturian crux gemmata or jewelled cross, given by King Alfonso III of Asturias, who reigned from 866 to 910, to the Cathedral of San Salvador of Oviedo (Asturias, Spain). It was made in 908 in the Castle of Gauzón (Raices Viejo, Castrillón, Asturias). At the core is an oakwood cross, in legend identified with a cross carried by King Pelagius of Asturias at the Battle of Covadonga. According to legend, the primitive, undecorated wooden core of this cross was carried against the Muslims of al-Andalus by King Pelagius of Asturias at the Battle of Covadonga, later kept by his son Favila of Asturias in the Church of Santa Cruz de Cangas de Onís, erected by Favila & his wife Froiluba in 737, & dedicated to the True Cross in Cangas de Onís, the first capital of the Kingdom of Asturias. However, a 2010 study has radiocarbon dated the cross to the late 9th century, roughly contemporary to the ornate casing. The ornate casing contains 152 gems & imitation gems. An inscription tells us that this casing was made at the Castle of Gauzón in Asturias in 908. Alfonso III donated this important Pre-Romanesque gold artifact to Cathedral of Oviedo to commemorate a hundred years of the Asturian kingdom's victories & conquests. Wikipedia: An hórreo is a typical granary from the northwest of the Iberian Peninsula, built in wood or stone, raised from the ground (to keep rodents out) by pillars (pegollos in Asturian) ending in flat staddle stones (mueles or tornarratos in Asturian) to prevent access by rodents. Ventilation is allowed by the
