The Official Blister 2012 "Madrid" contains the 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 50 cent coins and 1, 2 euros (unc), as well as a silver medal honoring the Madrid province autonomous region and its capital Madrid. This year's set is accompanied by two 2-euro commemorative coins, one dedicated to the Cathedral of Burgos, and the other Europe-wide after the tenth anniversary of the Euro coins and banknotes
In the sixteenth century, King Philip II placed the capital of the monarchy in the city of Madrid, except for a short period of time, between 1601 and 1605, when Philip III moved the capital to Valladolid. Madrid features three World Heritage sites: San Lorenzo de El Escorial, the University and the historic precinct of Alcala de Henares, and cultural landscape of Aranjuez. The obverse of the medal shows the coat of Madrid regional government and the reverse depicts the crowned M, mintmark of the Royal Mint.
The set includes a complete collection of Spanish euro coins dated 2012, presented in a limited edition, numbered blister that protects the coin and, at the same time, allows perfect viewing of both sides. |