The Official Blister 2005 contains the 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 50 cent coins and 1, 2 euros, as well as a 2 euro coin commemorating Don Quixote of La Mancha.
4th centenary of the first edition of Miguel de Cervantes 'The ingenious gentleman Don Quixote of La Mancha.' The centre of the coin features an image of Don Quixote holding a lance, with windmills in the background.
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. |