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The edge lettering of the Spanish 2‐euro‐commemorative coins is :	Spanish mint mark :

Image	Country		Date	Feature	Ref.	Volume
🔎		Spain	30 Jun. 2005	4th Centenary of the first edition of Miguel de Cervantes' El ingenioso hidalgo Don Quixote de la Mancha	20001 20002 20005	8,000,000	•
	Designed by Begoña Castellanos García, the coin motif depicts Don Quixote holding a spear with two windmills in the background. This is one of his most famous episodes in the novel El ingenioso hidalgo Don Quixote de la Mancha (The Ingenious Gentleman Don Quixote of La Mancha) by Miguel de Cervantes (1547‐1616). Don Quixote is a reader addicted to his novels of chivalry who seems incapable of distinguishing between poetry and truth. He considers himself a proud knight who is supposedly destined to embark on one daring adventure after another. He mounts his rickety horse Rosinante ‐ faithful at his side the only seemingly naive shield‐bearer Sancho Panza ‐ and fights windmills, among other things. On the left of the motif, recessed is "ESPAÑA" (Spain) below it the letter "M" adorned with a crown, the mint mark of the Spanish mint Real Casa de la Moneda in Madrid. At the bottom the year "2005" is shown in two parts on either side of the 6 o'clock star. On the outside circle are 12 stars 4 of which are recessed and the others are in relief. From 2010 onwards the European Commission specified that the 12 stars should be arranged identical ‐ the same way as on the European flag.

🔎		Spain	25 Mar. 2007	50th anniversary of the Signature of the Treaty of Rome	20001 20002 20005	8,000,000	•
	Description : The Treaty establishing the European Community, called the Treaty of Rome (originally called the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community and renamed the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union in December 2009) was signed on 25 March 1957 by Belgium, the Federal Republic of Germany, France, Italy, Luxembourg and the Netherlands at the Conservatory Palace in Rome. It came into force on 1st of January 1958. At the same time two other treaties were concluded, the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, which established EURATOM, and the Agreement on Institutions Common to the European Communities, which stipulated that the European Economic Community (EEC), the European Atomic Energy Community (EURATOM) and the European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC) had a common parliamentary assembly (now the European Parliament), a common Court of Justice and a common Economic and Social Committee. On the 5th of May 2006, EU Commissioner Joaquín Almunia and Eurogroup President Jean‐Claude Juncker announced the first transnational 2‐Euro commemorative coin to mark the 50th anniversary of the Treaty of Rome. The directors of the Italian mint Istituto Poligrafico e Zecca dello Stato, the Spanish mint Real Casa de la Moneda and the Austrian Mint Münze Österreich AG met in Vienna to exchange ideas. The ideas were presented and amalgamated into a design by the commissioned engraver Helmut Andexlinger, after approval he produced a model of the coin. It shows the treaty with the signatures of the representatives from the six founding states, framed by the pavement pattern of the Capitol Square in Rome, designed by Michelangelo where the treaty was signed. National characteristics : At the top are the words "TRATADO DE ROMA" (Treaty of Rome) and "50 ANOS" (50 years), below it is an illustration of the treaty with the words "EUROPA", below that is the year "2007" and the country name "ESPAÑA" (Spain). To the right of the document is the letter "M" adorned with a crown, the mint mark of the Spanish mint Real Casa de la Moneda in Madrid.

🔎		Spain	02 Feb. 2009	10th anniversary of the Economic and Monetary Union (EMU)	20001 20002 20005	8,000,000	•
	Description : In 1972 the European Exchange Rate Mechanism was created to limit fluctuations between currencies. In 1975 a basket of currencies was used to define the European Currency Unit (ECU) and in 1979 the European Monetary System was created. 1990 saw the start of the first stage of European Economic and Monetary Union (EMU) and in 1994 the second stage, during which the European Monetary Institute prepared for the establishment of the European Central Bank (ECB). In 1996 the European Commission established the currency abbreviation €. In 1999, saw the third stage of EMU, all participating currencies were linked to the euro by exchange rate parity. In 2008 a design competition was held for the EMU Community Edition coin and out of 5 proposals a winner, Georgios Stamatopoulos was determined by an online vote. The design shows a stylised human stick figure on the blank space of an irregularly shaped ancient coin, with the € symbol on the left arm. It symbolises the transition from the bartering of archaic times to European Economic and Monetary Union (EMU). Below the € symbol are the designer's initials "ΓΣ" and the years "1999‐2009". National characteristics : Above is the name of the issuing country "ESPAÑA" (Spain), the acronym of the occasion of issue below is "UEM". The letter "M" adorned with a crown, the mint mark sign of the Spanish mint Real Casa de la Moneda in Madrid is shown on the left.

🔎		Spain	03 Mar. 2010	Historic Centre of Córdoba (Mezquita‐Cathedral) 1st coin in the UNESCO World Heritage Sites series	20001 20002 20005	4,000,000	•
	Description : The coin, designed by Alfonso Morales Muñoz, depicts the forest of columns in the interior of the Mezquita‐Catedral de Córdoba, built in 784‐987 (and redesigned in the 16th century with the addition of a Gothic nave) in the Moorish Spain known as al Andalus. The building is one of the largest former mosque buildings in the world, covering an area of approximately 23,000 square metres. The old town of Córdoba with the Mezquita has been a UNESCO world heritage site since 1984. On the left side of the motif is the letter "M" adorned with a crown, the mint mark of the Spanish mint Real Casa de la Moneda in Madrid, below it is "ESPAÑA 2010" (Spain 2010).

🔎		Spain	21 Feb. 2011	Patio de los Leones of the Alhambra, Generalife and Albayzín, Granada 2nd coin in the UNESCO World Heritage Sites series	20001 20002 20005	4,000,000	•
	Description : The palaces with their gardens, built by Nazarite sultans, are the heart of the Alhambra in Granada. They were the seat of government and the private rooms of the Moorish rulers. The Alhambra, together with the summer palace Palacio de Generalife and the Albaicín district, has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1984. The Lion Courtyard, designed at the end of the 14th century in the style of a Persian Tschahār Bāgh, with its fountain supported by twelve lion sculptures, was chosen by designer Alfonso Morales Muñoz as the coin motif. At the bottom is the name "ESPAÑA" (Spain) and the year of issue "2011", and at the top is the letter "M" adorned with a crown, the mint mark of the Spanish mint Real Casa de la Moneda in Madrid.

🔎		Spain	02 Jan. 2012	10th anniversary of the Euro‐Currency	20001 20002 20005	4,000,000	•
	Description : To mark the tenth anniversary of the final adoption of the euro as cash, all 17 EU countries using the euro as their official currency issued a commemorative € 2 coin. There were five designs submitted, which could be voted for online. The result was announed on the 30th of June 2011: the winning design was created by Helmut Andexlinger and shows a globe in the middle, overlaid with the euro symbol. The importance of the euro in Europe and the world as a whole coupled with the fact that it has become a global player in the international monetary system over the last ten years, is illustrated by the euro symbol. According to the designer, the symbolic elements around the stylised globe represent the suggestion that the euro offers more opportunities for businesses and markets which in turn ensures economic stability by encouraging investment in this environment. The factory shape symbolises production, the cargo ship trade, all of which benefit the symbolic family of four with three homes by providing more quality jobs and stable consumer prices. The symbol of the Eurotower in Frankfurt/M. represents financial strength and the two wind turbines shows stimulation in innovative investments that this environment presents, whose central element is the euro. At the bottom of the coin are the years "2002 and "2012". National characteristics : At the top of the coin is the name of the issuing country "ESPAÑA" (Spain). On the right between the images of residential houses and family is the letter "M" adorned with a crown, the mint mark of the Spanish mint Real Casa de la Moneda in Madrid.

🔎		Spain	01 Mar. 2012	Burgos Cathedral 3rd coin in the UNESCO World Heritage Sites series	20001 20002 20005	4,000,000	•
	Description : Spain's first large cathedral in Gothic style, built 1221‐1567, has been considered a UNESO World Heritage Site since 1984. The Spanish national hero from the Reconquista (Reconquest) period, Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar, known as El Cid was originally buried in Castile he was re‐interned in 1835 in Burgos Cathedral. The coin motif, designed by Alfonso Morales Muñoz depicts the upper western facade and the crossing tower. On the upper left‐hand side of the motif is "ESPAÑA" (Spain) and on the right‐hand side the year of issue "2012", and below it the letter "M" adorned with a crown, the mint mark of the Spanish mint Real Casa de la Moneda in Madrid.

🔎		Spain	02 Mar. 2013	Monastery and Site of the El Escorial, Madrid 4th coin in the UNESCO World Heritage Sites series	20001 20002 20005	4,000,000	•
	Description : In 1563‐1584, on the initiative of King Philip II of Spain and according to plans by Juan Bautista de Toledo, the largest Renaissance building in the world was built, El Escorial Palace, in the north‐west of the Madrid region. The coin motif, designed by Alfonso Morales Muñoz, depicts a southern view of the El Escorial Palace and Convent palace complex, with its two bell towers and the church dome, with olive trees growing on the hillside in front. At the top of the motif is "ESPAÑA" (Spain), to the right of it is the year of issue "2013" and below it the letter "M" adorned with a crown, the mint mark of the Spanish mint Real Casa de la Moneda in Madrid.

🔎		Spain	07 Feb. 2014	Works of Antoni Gaudi (Park Güell) 5th coin in the UNESCO World Heritage Sites series	20001 20002 20005	4,000,000	•
	Description : The commemorative coin designed by Alfonso Morales Muñoz is dedicated to the works of Antoni Gaudi (1852‐1926) in Barcelona, which were awarded World Heritage Site status in 1984 and 2005 respectively. In addition to the coin motif, the Salamander Fountain and the tower of the porter's lodge of Park Güell, created in 1900‐1914. In addition to these there are: Palau Güell, Casa Milà, Casa Vicens, Casa Batlló, the ‐ not yet completed ‐ Sagrada Familia and the crypt of Colònia Güell. Gaudi, representative of the Catalan variety of Art Nouveau, Modernism, developed a unique style of round, curved, organic‐looking forms using materials such as quarry stones and colourful ceramic tiles. On the top left of the motif is the country name "ESPAÑA" (Spain) and the issue date "2014", on the right side edge is the reason for this issue "PARK GÜELL ‐ GAUDI" and to the left of it the letter "M" adorned with a crown, the mint mark of the Spanish mint Real Casa de la Moneda in Madrid.

🔎		Spain	10 Dec. 2014	King Felipe VI's accession to the thone	20001 20002 20005	8,132,500	•
	Description : On the 19th of June 2014, Felipe VI of the House of Bourbon‐Anjou became King of Spain, succeeding his father Juan Carlos I, who abdicated. The coin's motif, designed by Alfonso Morales Muñoz, shows a portrait of the king in the foreground and of his predecessor in the background, slightly modified from the illustration in the Official Journal. At the bottom of the motif is "ESPAÑA‐2014" (Spain‐2014) and on the right the letter "M" adorned with a crown, the mint mark of the Spanish mint Real Casa de la Moneda in Madrid.

🔎		Spain	30 Jan. 2015	Cave of Altamira and Paleolithic Cave Art of Northern Spain 6th coin in the UNESCO World Heritage Sites series	20001 20002 20005	4,104,700	•
	Description : French‐Cantabrian cave art is the name given to a style of cave art from the Late Palaeolithic period. This art is found in southern France and northern Spain, paintings, reliefs and drawings, especially on the walls, were created in the course of about 20,000 years (and given the name parietal art). This ice‐age art is often of high artistic quality. The Stone Age cave paintings created 14,000 to 16,000 years ago in the Altamira cave near Santillana del Mar in Cantabria, discovered in 1868, depict hunting game. The commemorative motif, designed by Alfonso Morales Muñoz, shows a bison. The Altamira Cave has been closed to the public since 1979 due to the serious damage to the paintings caused by the warm, humid breath from visitors. At the top of the motif is the issuing country "ESPAÑA" (Spain), to the right of it the letter "M" adorned with a crown, the mint mark of the Spanish mint Real Casa de la Moneda in Madrid. At the bottom of the motif is "2015" being the year of issue.

🔎		Spain	01 Dec. 2015	30th anniversary of the EU‐Flag	20001 20002 20005	4,300,000	•
	Description : From 1950, the Council of Europe had been working on the design of a flag for Europe. The proposal to adopt the emblem of the Paneuropa Union, founded by Richard Coudenhove‐Kalergi in 1922, was rejected because of its supposed Christian symbolism. In 1955 it was agreed that the European flag, also adopted by the European Community on 29th of June 1985, would be the European flag with the twelve (a number of twelve is considered a sign of perfection) golden stars in a circular (symbolising unity) arrangement on a blue background. To mark the 30th anniversary of the EU flag, all 19 EU countries which use the euro as their official currency issued a commemorative €2 coin. There were five designs to choose from which could be voted for online. The result was declared on 28th of May 2015. The coin design was created by Georgios Stamatopoulos, coin designer at the Bank of Greece, whose initials "ΓΣ" can be seen in the lower right‐hand corner. It shows twelve stylised persons in a circle around a European flag with the twelve euro stars. National characteristics : Above is the name of the issuing country "ESPAÑA" (Spain), followed by the dates "1985‐2015". On the right hand side of the motif is the letter "M" adorned with a crown, the mint mark of the Spanish mint Real Casa de la Moneda in Madrid.

🔎		Spain	05 Feb. 2016	Old town of Segovia and its aqueduct 7th coin in the UNESCO World Heritage Sites series	20001 20002 20005	3,400,000	•
	Description : The old town of Segovia has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1985, as has the aqueduct, commissioned by the Roman Emperor Domitian and completed under Trajan in 98 AD. With a length of 728 m and 118 arches up to 28 m high, it is considered the best preserved testimony to Roman architecture on the Iberian Peninsula. Until 1974 it supplied the city with water from springs of the Rio Frio, which flows 17 km south of the city. In the centre of the motif designed by Alfonso Morales Muñoz is the patron saint of Segovia, the Virgin of Fuencisla. Bernard of Clairvaux gave Mary the title "Aqueduct of God" in the 12th century. The sculpture of Mary with the Child Jesus was added to the aqueduct in the 16th century, after the reconstruction of 36 arches carried out during the reign of Catholic Monarchs. At the top of the motif forming an arch are the words "ESPAÑA" (Spain) the coin issuing country, below it the year of issue "2016" and to the right of it the letter "M" adorned with a crown, the mint mark of the Spanish mint Real Casa de la Moneda in Madrid.

🔎		Spain	03 Feb. 2017	Monuments of Oviedo and the Kingdom of Austurias (Santa Maria del Naranco) 8th coin in the UNESCO World Heritage Sites series	20001 20002 20005	536,520	•
	Description : Santa Maria del Naranco is a pre‐Romanesque building at the foot of Monte Naranco, near Oviedo, the capital of Asturias. It was built in the middle of the 9th century under the Asturian King Ramiro I (842‐850) as the belvedere of a complex of palaces and was later consecrated as a church. The coin motif shows the eastern facade with its loggia containing the altar and the northern facade with staircase. In 1985, the churches of Santa Maria del Naranco, San Miguel de Lillo, San Julián de los Prados and Santa Christina de Lena (as monuments of Orviedo and the Kingdom of Asturias) were awarded UNESCO World Heritage Sites status. At the top of the motif forming an arch are the words "ESPAÑA" (Spain) the coin issuing country and below it to the right is the year of issue "2017". of the motif is the letter "M" adorned with a crown, the mint mark of the Spanish mint Real Casa de la Moneda in Madrid.

🔎		Spain	02 Feb. 2018	Old town of Santiago de Compostela 9th coin in the UNESCO World Heritage Sites series	20001 20002 20005	333,700	•
	Description : Santiago de Compostela, awarded UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1985, is ‐ next to Rome and Jerusalem ‐ the most important Christian pilgrimage site reached by the Way of St. James. The "Camino de Santiago" is part of a network of old European pilgrim routes that converge at the tomb of St James in Galicia. The coin motif, designed by Alfonso Morales Muñoz, depicts a sculpture of Saint James in the middle of the Holy Door above the Baroque west facade of the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela, which was designed by Fernando de Casas in 1738‐1750. Five scallops are featured on the hat and cloak. On the left hand side of the motif, forming an arch are the words "ESPAÑA" (Spain) and underneath the year of issue "2018". Below it is the letter "M" adorned with a crown, the mint mark of the Spanish mint Real Casa de la Moneda in Madrid.

🔎		Spain	02 Feb. 2018	50th birthday of Felipe VI of Spain	20001 20002 20005	431,500	•
	Description : The coin motif depicts the coat of arms of the King of Spain. The coat of arms shows a castle with three towers in the top left‐hand corner, symbolising the Kingdom of Castile, which first seperated from the Kingdom of Leon ‐ represented by a lion in the top right‐hand corner ‐ in 1065. The coat of arms of the Principality of Catalonia, founded in 1137 and part of the Crown of Aragon, is represented by vertical stripes at the bottom left, and the Navarra chain at the bottom right represents the Kingdom of Navarre, founded in 824. At the bottom is the pomegranate representing the Kingdom of Granada, founded in 1492. In the centre of the shield is an oval with three lilies represents the Duchy of Anjou, which existed between 1360 and 1481, the king came from the House of Bourbon‐Anjou and this duchy. The shield is surrounded by the chain of the Order of the Golden Fleece and fixed at the bottom is the ram of the Order. On top of the shield is the crown is decorated with a cross on top of an orb. On the left hand side of the motif, forming an arch are the words "ESPAÑA" (Spain), on the right hand side are the words "50 ANIVERSARIO DE S.M. FELIPE VI". (50th birthday of King Felipe VI). At the top left of the motif is the letter "M" adorned with a crown, the mint mark of the Spanish mint Real Casa de la Moneda in Madrid. At the bottom left is the year of issue "2018".

🔎		Spain	01 Feb. 2019	Old town of Ávila with its extra‐muros churches 10th coin in the UNESCO World Heritage Sites series	20001 20002 20005	500,000	•
	Description : Alfonso VI, King of Léon, Castile and Galicia from 1065‐1109, ordered the construction of Ávila's city wall around 1092 as part of the Reconquista ("Reconquest"). A royal document from 1193 refers to the construction of the fortress and towers. The wall, completely preserved with 88 defence towers and 9 town gates, has a perimeter of 2516 metres and encloses a rectangle of 33 hectares. Due to lack of space, some of the numerous Romanesque churches were built outside the town wall. In 1985, UNESCO awarded World Heritage Site status. The coin motif designed by Alfonso Morales Muñoz shows three of the towers of this wall. At the top of the motif, forming an arch are the words "ESPAÑA" (Spain), the year of issue "2019" and to the right is the letter "M" adorned with a crown, the mint mark of the Spanish mint Real Casa de la Moneda in Madrid.

🔎		Spain	31 Jan. 2020	Mudéjar Architecture of Aragon 11th coin in the UNESCO Wourld Heritage Sites series	20002 20007 20008	4,024,500	•
	Description : The Mudéjares (Arabic: mudağğan, subservient) were Muslims who became ruled by the Christian kingdoms in Spain during the Reconquista (Reconquest). Although socially discriminated against, the many artisans among them shaped a regional architectural technique with materials such as bricks as well as building forms and decorations from Islamic architecture such as horseshoe arches, stalactite vaults, ornaments and majolica decoration, this was combined with the style repertoire of the Romantic, Gothic or Rainaissance periods. The Mudejar style reached its heyday between the 14th and 16th century. The coin motif depicts the El Salvador bell tower of the church of San Martin in Teruel, built around 1320, which, along with other Mudejar buildings, was awarded World Heritage Site status in 1986. At the top of the motif in a semi‐circle are the words "ARQUITECTURA MUDÉJAR DE ARAGÓN" (Mudejar architecture of Aragon), to the left of the tower "ESPAÑA" (Spain) and on the right is the letter "M" adorned with a crown, the mint mark of the Spanish mint Real Casa de la Moneda in Madrid as well as the year of issue "2020".

🔎		Spain	10 Mar. 2021	Historic city of Toledo 12th coin in the UNESCO Wourld Heritage Sites series	20002 20007 20008	4,019,500	•
	Description : Toledo is the capital of the Spanish province of Toledo and of the autonomous region of Castilla‐La Mancha and is located 65 km southwest of Madrid on the Tagus River. The Puente de Alcántara bridge has served as the main access to the city since Roman times and was supplemented by the Puente de San Martín in the late Middle Ages. The old town with the Cathedral of Santa María and the Alcázar was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1986. The coin motif, designed by Alfonso Morales Muñoz, depicts two Mudejar‐style monuments built in the second half of the 14th century. On the right is the Puerta del Sol (Gate of the Sun) ‐ whose medallion above the archway depicts the ordination of Archbishop Ildefons, considered the patron saint of Toledo. Under a sun ‐ and on the upper left is the wall above the gate shrine of the El Tránsito synagogue (today it is the Museo Sefardí, a museum dedicated to the history of the Jews in Spain). Towards the lower left is "ESPAÑA" (Spain) and below it the year of issue "2021". At the top right is the letter "M" adorned with a crown, the mint mark of the Spanish mint Real Casa de la Moneda in Madrid.

🔎		Spain	23 Mar. 2022	Garajonay National Park 13th coin in the UNESCO Wourld Heritage Sites series	20003 20005	1,019,300	•
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🔎		Spain	23 Mar. 2022	500th anniversary of the completion of the first circumnavigation	20003 20005	1,019,000	•
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🔎		Spain	01 Jul. 2022	35th anniversary of the Erasmus Program	20003 20005 20009	1,018,500	•
	Description : ERASMUS is a backronym for EuRopean Community Action Scheme for the Mobility of University Students. The ERASMUS exchange programme is aimed at EU citizens who have been studying at a university for at least one year and supports a three to twelve‐month stay abroad at a university within the EU, or an internship. In addition, there are master's and doctoral programmes, programmes for young entrepreneurs, for school education, vocational training and adult education. Internships as well as professional development measures are financially supported and language courses abroad are also made possible for working people. The backronym refers to the Dutch philosopher and theologian Erasmus of Rotterdam (∼1466‐1536), described as "the crowning glory of the Christian humanists", depicted after a painting by Hans Holbein the Younger created in 1523. The French coin designer Joaquin Jimenez, whose initials "J.J." appear next to Erasmus' pen, has designed as a background a network of connecting lines between the twelve stars arranged in a circle and symbolising Europe, which is intended to represent the manifold intellectual and human exchanges between European students. By relieving some partial areas between the connecting lines, the numbers 3 and 5 emerge, referring to the 35th anniversary of the programme. In a block of three to four lines of lettering arranged in a quarter circle at the bottom right, the commemorative period is written as "1987-2022" (the last number also designating the year of issue) below the occasion of issue, followed by the name of the issuing state, if this does not consist of an abbreviation placed in the centre of the motif. National characteristics : The quarter circle at the bottom right has four lines; below the commemorative period, the occasion of issue "ERASMUS PROGRAMME" (in English) is written in two lines, below which is the issuing country "ESPAÑA" (Spain). A crowned "M" is depicted at the bottom on the left sleeve as the mint mark of the Spanish mint Real Casa de la Moneda in Madrid.

🔎		Spain	28 Mar. 2023	Old Town of Cáceres 14th coin in the UNESCO Wourld Heritage Sites series	20003 20005 20009	1,500,000	•
	Description : Cáceres is a provincial capital in the Autonomous Region of Extremadura, known for its extensive grazed cork and holm oak groves called 'dehesas', where pigs have been kept for centuries and whose 'Iberian' ham (Jamón Ibérico) is one of the most important products of Spanish agriculture. A historic military and trade road, the 'Vía de la Plata' (Silver Road), connected Seville with Astorga via Cáceres and was already completely paved in the 1st century AD. Since the Middle Ages, La Plata has also been used as a pilgrimage route; it is part of the network of the Camino de Santiago, whose common destination is the city of Santiago de Compostela in Galicia. Cáceres dates back to the Roman fortress of Castra Caecilia, founded in 79 BC. In the 6th century, large parts of the city were destroyed by the invading Visigoths and only later rebuilt by the Moors. In 1139, the city was temporarily conquered in the course of the Reconquista (reconquest [from Arab rule]), but it was not until 1229 that it was finally captured for the Kingdom of León. In the 15th century, Isabella I of Castile ordered the demolition of all the towers of the houses whose owners had not supported her in the succession dispute with Joan of Castile. As a result, Cáceres was badly affected; only two palaces remained unscathed. This is why Cáceres is still called the "decapitated capital". The old town of Cáceres has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1986. The coin shows part of the south‐eastern perimeter of the Plaza Mayor (main square), the traditional meeting place of the cacereños, with the stairway leading up to the star‐arched gate Arco de la Estrella, built by the Baroque architect Manuel de Lara y Churriguera (∼1690‐1755). At the top left, you can see the top of the Bujaco Tower, bastion of the Knights of the Order of Santiago, the Order of Saint James of the Sword. At the bottom it says "CÁCERES", at the top it says "ESPAÑA" (Spain) and below it the year of issue "2023" and on the right there is the letter "M" adorned with a crown, the mint mark of the Spanish mint Real Casa de la Moneda in Madrid.

🔎		Spain	03 Jul. 2023	EU Presidency 2023	20003 20008 20009	1,500,000	•
	Description : On the 1st of July, Spain will take over the rotating presidency of the Council of the European Union for six months. During this time, further rounds of sanctions against Russia are on the agenda, as well as important environmental and climate legislation and, above all, new rules for dealing with refugees. There is little room for manoeuvre, because when Belgium takes over the Council Presidency in January, the countdown to the European elections in June 2024 has already begun. Spain, however, could now be temporarily unable to act, because Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, after the disastrous election results of his socialist party PSOE (Partido Socialista Obrero Español / Spanish Socialist Workers' Party) in the local and regional elections, surprisingly announced on the 29th of May the dissolution of parliament and new elections, which will now take place on the 23rd of July. The coin shows the two‐line logo of the Spanish Presidency, "UE 23" with the acronym for Unión Europea (European Union), framed in a circle by the inscription: "ESPAÑA 2023‐PRESIDENCIA ESPAÑOLA" (Spain 2023‐Spanish Presidency) and "CONSEJO DE LA UNIÓN EUROPEA" (Council of the European Union). Below is a crowned "M" as the mintmark of the Spanish mint Real Casa de la Moneda in Madrid.

		Spain	02 Feb. 2024	Cathedral, Alcazar und Archivo de Indias in Seville 15th coin in the UNESCO Wourld Heritage Sites series	20003	1,500,000	•
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		Spain	02 Feb. 2024	200 years of the Spanish National Police	20003	1,500,000	•
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20001	Images taken with authorisation by the ECB ‐ Mail dated 20.Feb.2020 © "European Central Bank"	20002	Data mirrored from Wikipedia Page "2_euro_commemorative_coins" with friendly support of the guardians of that page.
20003	Images taken with authorisation by H....... Hamburg	20004	Coloured version of this Commemorative Coin in circulation EU‐legal‐technical specifications do not recongnise colour prints. The EU nevertheless tolerates them, as their numbers are very small and they are sold in special packs and therefor are very unlikely to be used as currency.
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20007	Images taken by Münzen Kreuzberg © "Münzen Kreuzberg 2021"	20008	enlarged Images taken by Münzen Kreuzberg © "Münzen Kreuzberg 2021"
20009	Text with kind permission by Gerd Seyffert © "Gerd Seyffert 2023"	20010	Not Applicable