1888 Spain 5 Pesetas Alfonso (XIII) Baby King World Silver Crown Coin

Description: 1888 Spain 5 Pesetas Alfonso (XIII) Baby King World Silver Crown Coin Nice coin, cleaned. First year. KM# 689 5 PESETAS25.00 g., 0.900 Silver 0.7234 oz. ASW Ruler: Alfonso XIIIObv: Toddler's head left Obv. Legend: ALFONSO XIII... Rev:Crowned arms, pillars, value below Note: Mint mark: 6-pointedstar. Alfonso XIII was born at the Royal Palace of Madrid on 17 May 1886. He was the posthumous son of Alfonso XII of Spain, who had died in November 1885, and became king upon his birth. Just after he was born, he was carried naked to the prime minister Práxedes Mateo Sagasta on a silver tray. Five days later, he was carried in a solemn court procession with a Golden Fleece around his neck and was baptised with water specially brought from the River Jordan in Palestine. The French newspaper Le Figaro described the young king in 1889 as "the happiest and best-loved of all the rulers of the earth". His mother, Maria Christina of Austria, served as his regent until his sixteenth birthday. During the regency, in 1898, Spain lost its colonial rule over Cuba, Puerto Rico, Guam and the Philippines to the United States as a result of the Spanish–American War. Alfonso became seriously ill during the 1889–1890 pandemic. His health deteriorated around 10 January 1890, and doctors reported his condition as the flu attacked his nervous system leaving the young king in a state of indolence. He eventually recovered. When Alfonso came of age in May 1902, the week of his majority was marked by festivities, bullfights, balls and receptions throughout Spain. He took his oath to the constitution before members of the Cortes on 17 May. #1

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