Commemorative Coins of Spain - 200 Euro Coins

200 Euro Coins

  • 2002 - FIFA World Cup 2002. The obverse illustrates two players competing for the ball, surrounded by the letter G, and the reverse shows a football boot.
  • 2003 - 25th Anniversary of the Spanish Constitution. The reverse of the coin reproduces the central part of the frontispiece crowning the main façade of the Palace of Congress, portraying an allegory of Spain embracing the Constitution, flanked by Justice and Fortitude.
  • 2003 - First Anniversary of the Euro. Depicted on the reverse is the Greek myth of the Rape of Europa, to which the continent owes its name.
  • 2004 - 5th Centenary of Isabella I of Castile. The obverse reproduces a coin minted during the reign of the Catholic Monarchs, the 4-excelentes. The reverse features the coat-of-arms of the city of Granada situated on the building of La Lonja in the Royal Chapel of Granada.
  • 2004 - Enlargement of the European Union. The obverse portrays H.M. King Juan Carlos I, while the reverse features a map of Europe showing the names of the new nations that have joined the European Union: Estonia, Latvia, Poland, Hungary, Czech Republic, Lithuania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Malta, and Cyprus.
  • 2004 - the wedding of His Royal Highness the Prince of Asturias, Felipe de Borbón y Grecia, and Letizia Ortiz Rocasolano.

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