Spain 2 euros 2010 - Historic Centre of Cordoba

Obverse of Spain 2 euros 2010 - Historic Centre of Cordoba
Details The (Great) Mezquita (of Cordoba or Cordova), now known as Catedral de Nuestra Senora de la Asuncion (English: Cathedral of the Assumption of the Virgin) is a Roman Catholic Cathedral originally built as a Mosque on the place (and partly with materials) of what previously had been a Christian Visigothic Church in the Andalusian city of Cordoba, Spain. It is regarded as perhaps the most accomplished monument of the Umayyad dynasty of Cordoba.

The inner part of the coin depicts the interior of the Mosque-Cathedral of Cordoba.

Issue date: 3 March 2010
Specifications Diameter - 25.75mm Thickness - 2.2mm Weight - 8.5gr
Composition BiAlloy (Nk/Ng), ring Cupronickel (75% copper - 25% nickel clad on nickel core), center Nickel brass
Edge Combination of the number 2 and ** repeated six times
Comments Legend: ESPANA 2010
Mintage 8,000,000 pieces

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Author: Ioannis Androulakis