2000 Pesetas - Juan Carlos I Miguel de Cervantes
1997 year| Silver (.925) | 18 g | 33 mm |
| Issuer | Spain |
|---|---|
| King | Juan Carlos I (1975-2014) |
| Type | Circulating commemorative coin |
| Year | 1997 |
| Value | 2000 Pesetas (2000 ESP) |
| Currency | Peseta (1868-2001) |
| Composition | Silver (.925) |
| Weight | 18 g |
| Diameter | 33 mm |
| Thickness | 2 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
| Demonetized | 28 February 2002 |
| Updated | 2024-10-07 |
| Numista | N#13634 |
|---|---|
| Rarity index | 19% |
Reverse
Statue Don Quijote y Sancho Panza (riding Rocinante and Rucio), part of the monument to Cervantes in Plaza de España in Madrid. Open book with latent images (Madrid mintmark and "97")
Script: Latin
Lettering:
2000 PTAS
M
1547 1997
Unabridged legend: 2000 Pesetas
Engraver: Luis José Díaz Salas
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).
Monument funded through a popular subscription across all the Spanish-speaking nations (1915). It was inaugurated 1929.
Architect: Rafael Martínez Zapatero; Sculptor: Lorenzo Collaut Valera
A replica of the statue, can be seen at Plaza de España in Brussels (1989), as a gift from Madrid
Interesting fact
The interesting fact about this coin is that it was minted to commemorate the 400th anniversary of the death of Miguel de Cervantes, the famous Spanish author who wrote "Don Quixote," and the coin's design features an image of Cervantes on one side and King Juan Carlos I on the other.
Price
| Date | Mintage | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 M | 2587750 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Values in the table are based on evaluations by sales realized on Internet platforms. They serve as an indication only for 2000 Pesetas - Juan Carlos I (Miguel de Cervantes) 1997 coin.
