2 Euro Commemorative coins Spain 2017
Eighth of the UNESCO World Heritage Sites series: Church of Santa Maria del Naranco
The Obverse, in the centre of the coin, depicts the Church of Santa Maria del Naranco located near Oviedo in northern Spain: a religious building in pre-Romanesque style, it has been declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site. At the top, above the design, is the circular inscription "ESPAÑA" with the minting year to the right below. Centrally, to the left of the image, is the mintmark, the crowned "M". On the outside part are placed 12 five-pointed stars, the symbol of the European Union. The coin's Reverse is the new common side of Euro coins, with the face value "2" on the left and the European continent 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).
Date | Rarity | Circulation coins | Uncirculated | Proof | Total mintage |
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2017 | NC | 475.680 | 13.300 | 11.020 | 500.000 |