12 Euros - Juan Carlos I Christopher Columbus

Reverse

An image of Christopher Columbus, according to the portrait of Rafael Tejedo that is preserved in the Naval Museum of Madrid. On the right are represented the three boats that accompanied the Admiral in his encounter with the New World.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
M
10 EURO
1506 2006
CRISTÓBAL COLÓN

Translation: Christopher Columbus

Edge

Plain

Comment

The Series we have called “Face Value Exchange Series“ is made up of the issue of one coin each year (in some exceptional years two were issued) from 1994 to the present. We grouped these coins into a single series since they all have the characteristic that, despite being made of silver, they could be obtained at the Bank of Spain at the face value of the coin and all these coins have the same dimensional and composition characteristics (Silver (.925) • 27 g • ⌀ 40 mm). It started with the Peseta System in 1994, with a face value of 2000 Pesetas (approximately 12 Euros) and continued with the Euro System with face values ​​of 12 Euro (2002-2010), 20 Euro (2010-2011), 30 Euro (2012-2021) and 40 Euro (2022-date).

Christopher Columbus (before 31 October 1451 – 20 May 1506) was an Italian explorer, navigator, and colonist who completed four voyages across the Atlantic Ocean under the auspices of the Catholic Monarchs of Spain. He led the first European expeditions to the Caribbean, Central America, and South America, initiating the permanent European colonization of the Americas.

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