12 Euros - Juan Carlos I Spanish Presidency

Reverse

Official logo of the Spanish Presidency of the Council of the European Union. Denomination above, mintmark right, legend around.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
PRESIDENCIA DE LA UNIÓN EUROPEA • ESPAÑA •
12 EURO
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Translation: Spanish Presidency of the European Union. Spain

Engraver: Begoña Castellanos García

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).

Spain began the year 2002 with the premiere of the presidential position, also coinciding with the entry into force of the euro as the single currency, and for this the Official logo of the Spanish Presidency of the Council of the European Union was developed by the study of the Valencian Pepe Gimeno (after imposing his on 10 other proposals presented). The graphic image had to respond to the open, dynamic and warm character of the Spanish and transmit concepts such as evolution and integration. The idea was to turn the silhouette of Spain into a great star that communicates with the rest of Europe, symbolized by the smaller star.

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