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 I of Spain designed by Luis José Díaz. All designs feature the 12 stars of the EU, the year of minting, and the word España (Spanish for Spain).
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First series (1999 -2009)
For images of the common side and a detailed description of the coins, see euro coins.
| € 0.01 | € 0.02 | € 0.05 |
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| The Obradoiro façade of the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela | ||
| € 0.10 | € 0.20 | € 0.50 |
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| Miguel de Cervantes, Spanish writer | ||
| € 1.00 | € 2.00 | € 2 Coin Edge |
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 for a total of 12 stars |
| Effigy of King Juan Carlos I | ||
Second series (from 2010)
In 2010, Spain will update their national sides in order to comply with the European commission recommendations. In the €1 and €2 coins, the same portrait of king Juan Carlos I will be used, but the year position will be placed in the inner part of the coin. Moreover, the twelve star ring will not contained chiseled sections.[1]
| € 0.01 | € 0.02 | € 0.05 |
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| The Obradoiro façade of the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela | ||
| € 0.10 | € 0.20 | € 0.50 |
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| Miguel de Cervantes, Spanish writer | ||
| € 1.00 | € 2.00 | € 2 Coin Edge |
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for a total of 12 stars |
| Effigy of King Juan Carlos I | ||
Circulating Mintage quantities
| Face Value [2] | €0.01 | €0.02 | €0.05 | €0.10 | €0.20 | €0.50 | €1.00 | €2.00 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 720.950.970 | 291.650.970 | 483.450.970 | 588.050.970 | 762.250.970 | 370.950.970 | 100.150.970 | 60.450.970 |
| 2000 | 83.350.400 | 711.250.400 | 399.850.400 | 243.850.400 | 29.250.400 | 519.550.400 | 89.250.400 | 36.550.400 |
| 2001 | 130.850.574 | 463.050.574 | 216.050.574 | 160.050.574 | 146.550.574 | 351.050.574 | 259.050.574 | 140.150.574 |
| 2002 | 140.977.699 | 3.977.699 | 8.177.699 | 112.977.699 | 91.377.699 | 9.677.699 | 335.477.699 | 163.877.699 |
| 2003 | 670.331.790 | 31.431.790 | 327.431.790 | 292.331.790 | 3.931.790 | 5.831.790 | 297.231.790 | 44.331.790 |
| 2004 | 206.657.000 | 206.657.000 | 258.657.000 | 121.857.000 | 3.857.000 | 4.357.000 | 98.657.000 | 4.057.000 |
| 2005 | 444.147.077 | 275.047.077 | 411.347.077 | 321.247.077 | 3.947.077 | 3.847.077 | 77.747.077 | 3.947.077 |
| 2006 | 383.850.004 | 262.150.004 | 142.750.004 | 91.750.004 | 101.950.004 | 3.950.004 | 101.550.004 | 3.950.004 |
| 2007 | 383.958.434 | 185.258.434 | 247.058.434 | 132.058.434 | 46.458.434 | 3.958.434 | 150.558.434 | 3.958.434 |
| 2008 | 374.556.940 | 191.256.940 | 239.056.940 | 139.256.940 | 102.256.940 | 3.856.940 | 153.756.940 | 19.456.940 |
| 2009 | ??? | ??? | ??? | ??? | ??? | ??? | ??? | ??? |
| /// = has not been minted, ??? = unknown as of yet, --- = only minted for sets | ||||||||
€2 commemorative coins
 4th Centenary of the first edition of Miguel de Cervantes' El ingenioso e hidalgo Don Quijote de la Mancha (2005) |
 50th Anniversary of the Signature of the Treaty of Rome (2007) |
 Ten years of Economic and Monetary Union (EMU) and the birth of the euro (2009) |
 Cordoba's historical centre. (2010) |
References
- ^ Comisión Europea (31 de julio). "Asuntos Económicos y Financieros - Caras Nacionales[ES]". http://ec.europa.eu/economy_finance/the_euro/coins8656_en.htm.
- ^ "Circulating Mintage quantities". Henning Agt. http://www.euro-auflagen.de/index.php?lang=en. Retrieved 2008-08-19.
External links
- European Central Bank – Information about the Spanish euro coins
- Banco de España (Bank of Spain)
- The Euro Information Website – Spain
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