1969 AD., Spain, Francisco Franco, 1 Peseta, KM 796.

Spain, Francisco Franco, as "Caudillo" and regent (1939-75), dated 1966 AD., issued 1969 AD.,
1 Peseta (ø 21 mm / 3,51 g), aluminium-bronze, 3,50 g theor. mint weight, mintage 120.000.000 , axes coin alignment ↑↓ (180°), reeded edge,
Obv.: FRANCISCO FRANCO CAUDILLO DE DE ESPAÑA POR LA G.DE DIOS / + 1966 + , ("Francisco Franco, Leader of Spain, by the grace of God / 1966") , his head facing right (2nd portrait), date below.
Rev.: *(19) UNA *(69) - PESETA / UNA - GRAN-DE - LIBRE / PLUS - ULTRA , coat of arms of Spain, behind, eagle with wings spread, head left, mottos on ribbon and columns, issue date as tiny incuse numerals 19 and 69 on stars flanking value "UNA".
KM 796 .

Year / issue date = number in top star on rev. / Mintage
1966 67 59,000,000
1966 68 120,000,000
1966 69 120.000.000
1966 70 75,000,000
1966 71 115,270,000
1966 72 106,000,000
1966 72 30,000 proof
1966 73 152,000,000
1966 73 25,000 proof
1966 74 181,000,000
1966 74 23,000 proof
1966 75 227,580,000
1966 75 75,000 proof

Francisco Franco Bahamonde (4 December 1892 – 20 November 1975) was a Spanish general who was the dictator of Spain from 1939 until his death in 1975. Coming from a military background, he became the youngest general in Europe in the 1920s.
Franco was recognized as the Spanish head of state by Britain and France in February 1939. Already proclaimed Generalísimo of the Nationalists and Jefe del Estado (Head of State) in October 1936, he thereafter assumed the official title of "Su Excelencia el Jefe de Estado" ("His Excellency the Head of State"). However, he was also referred to in state and official documents as "Caudillo de España" ("the Leader of Spain"), and sometimes called "el Caudillo de la Última Cruzada y de la Hispanidad" ("the Leader of the Last Crusade and of the Hispanic heritage") and "el Caudillo de la Guerra de Liberación contra el Comunismo y sus Cómplices" ("the Leader of the War of Liberation Against Communism and Its Accomplices").
In 1947, Franco proclaimed Spain a monarchy, but did not designate a monarch. This gesture was largely done to appease the monarchists in the Movimiento Nacional (Carlists and Alfonsists). Although a self-proclaimed monarchist himself, Franco did not feel it was time to have a king to rule the country yet, let alone proclaim himself king. As such, he left the throne vacant, with himself as a de facto regent for life. At the same time, he appropriated many of the privileges of a king. He wore the uniform of a Captain General (a rank traditionally reserved for the King) and resided in the El Pardo Palace. In addition, he began walking under a canopy, and his portrait appeared on most Spanish coins and postage stamps. He also added "by the grace of God", a phrase usually part of the styles of monarchs, to his style.