The Year Set consists of: 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 50 cent coins and 1, 2 euros commemorating the Historic Centre of Cordoba (unc).
In April 1998 the Spanish Prime Minister unveiled the designs chosen for the national side of the Spanish coins: the 1 and 2 euro coins bear the effigy of King Juan Carlos I; the 10, 20 and 50 cent coins have the portrait of Miguel de Cervantes, the father of Spanish literature; and the 1, 2 and 5 cent coins depict the Obradoiro facade of the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela, one of the masterpieces of Spanish baroque.
The 2 euro coin depicts the (Great) Mezquita (of Cordoba or Cordova), now known as Catedral de Nuestra Senora de la Asuncion. It is regarded as perhaps the most accomplished monument of the Umayyad dynasty of Cordoba. |