2 Euro Commemorative coins Spain 2005

4th Centenary of the first edition of Miguel de Cervantes' "El ingenioso hidalgo Don Quixote de la Mancha"

On the Obverse, an image of Don Quixote holding a lance and in the background two windmills. On the left is the inscription "ESPANA" (in incuse), while slightly below the inscription is the mintmark of Madrid, a crowned "M". On the outside part are placed 12 five-pointed stars (four of which are in incuse), the symbol of the European Union; below, enclosed between the three lower stars, is the minting year. The coin's Reverse is the old common side of Euro coins, with the face value "2" on the left and the European Union (before its enlargement) on the right, overlapped by the inscription "EURO". Six vertical lines with a star at each end are placed behind the Europe's image.
Edge: finely milled, with six "2" in incuse (repeated alternately from bottom to top and vice versa) and twelve five-pointed stars.
Diameter: 25,75 mm
Thickness: 2,20 mm
Weight: 8,5 g
Composition: bimetallic coin (outer part: copper-nickel, inner part: nickel-brass).