2 Euro Commemorative coins Spain 2018
50 years since the birth of Felipe VI of Spain
The Obverse depicts the coat of arms of King Felipe VI in the centre of the coin. To the left is the arched inscription "ESPAÑA" with the minting year underneath. Starting from the bottom and extending to the right is the circular inscription "50 ANIVERSARIO DE S.M. FELIPE VI". At the top, between the inscription and the coat of arms, 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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2018 | NC | 376.700 | 14.600 | 8.700 | 400.000 |
Ninth of the UNESCO World Heritage Sites series: Santiago de Compostela
The Obverse, in the centre of the coin, depicts the statue of Santiago situated at the centre of the Puerta Santa of the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela: the city was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1985. To the left, near the design, is the circular inscription "ESPAÑA" with the minting year underneath, followed in turn at the bottom by 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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2018 | NC | 273.700 | 17.600 | 8.700 | 300.000 |