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Encyclopedia > Spanish euro coins

European Union
Types of
euro coins Image File history File links Euro_symbol. ... The euro (EUR or €) is the currency of 12 European Union (EU) member states (Austria, Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Portugal, and Spain), four European microstates that had currency agreements with EU member states (Andorra, Monaco, San Marino and the Vatican City State), and two parts...

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Spanish euro coins feature three different designs for each of the three series of coins. The minor series of 1, 2 and 5 cent coins were designed by Garcilaso Rollán, the middle series of 10, 20, and 50 cent coins by Begoña Castellanos and the two major coins feature the portrait or effigy of King Juan Carlos of Spain by the hand of Luis José Diaz. All designs feature the 12 stars of the EU and the year of minting. The Eurozone (also called Euro Area, Eurosystem or Euroland) is the subset of European Union member states which have adopted the euro, creating a currency union. ... A microstate is a sovereign state having a very small population or very little land area - usually both. ... The effigy of John Gower in Southwark Cathedral, London. ... Juan Carlos I (Juan Carlos Alfonso Víctor María de Borbón y Borbón-Dos Sicilias; pron. ... The Council of Europe (COE) has developed a series of European symbols for the continent of Europe, and these have since been shared with the European Union (EU). ...


For images of the common side and a detailed description of the coins, see Euro coins. The euro (EUR or €) is the currency of 12 European Union (EU) member states (Austria, Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Portugal, and Spain), four European microstates that had currency agreements with EU member states (Andorra, Monaco, San Marino and the Vatican City State), and two parts... The euro (EUR or €) is the currency of 12 European Union (EU) member states (Austria, Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Portugal, and Spain), four European microstates that had currency agreements with EU member states (Andorra, Monaco, San Marino and the Vatican City State), and two parts...

Depiction of Spanish euro coinage | Obverse side
€ 0.01 € 0.02 € 0.05
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image:2ec es.png
image:5ec es.png
The Obradoiro façade of
the Cathedral of Santiago
de Compostela
The Obradoiro façade of
the Cathedral of Santiago
de Compostela
The Obradoiro façade of
the Cathedral of Santiago
de Compostela
€ 0.10
€ 0.20
€ 0.50
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image:20ec es.png
image:50ec es.png
Miguel de Cervantes, the
famous Spanish writer
Miguel de Cervantes, the
famous Spanish writer
Miguel de Cervantes, the
famous Spanish writer
€ 1.00
€ 2.00
€ 2.00 commemorative
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image:2e es.png
Image:Spanish commemorative euro coin 2005.jpg
The portrait of King Juan
Carlos I
of Spain
The portrait of King Juan
Carlos I
of Spain
A € 2 commemorative coin
for the 400th anniversary of
the writing of Don Quixote

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External links

  • Official Euro UNC / Proof Sets of Spain
  • European Central Bank (www.euro.ecb.int)
  • Banco de España (www.bde.es)

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Euro coins - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (2103 words)
The euro (EUR or €) is the currency of 12 European Union (EU) member states (Austria, Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Portugal, and Spain), four European microstates that had currency agreements with EU member states (Andorra, Monaco, San Marino and the Vatican City State), Montenegro and the Kosovo province of Serbia.
The Turkish 1 Lira coin resembles very much the 2-euro coin in both weight and size, and both coins seem to be recognised and accepted by slot machines as being a 2-euro coin, which is roughly worth 4 times more.
Euro coins were designed in cooperation with organisations representing blind persons, and as a result they incorporate many features allowing them to be distinguished by touch alone.
Spanish euro coins - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (148 words)
Spanish euro coins feature three different designs for each of the three series of coins.
The minor series of 1, 2 and 5 cent coins were designed by Garcilaso Rollán, the middle series of 10, 20, and 50 cent coins by Begoña Castellanos and the two major coins feature the portrait or effigy of King Juan Carlos of Spain by the hand of Luis José Diaz.
For images of the common side and a detailed description of the coins, see Euro coins.
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