Spanish euro coins

Spanish euro coins feature three different designs for each of the three series of coins. The minor series of 1, 2 and 5 cent coins were designed by Garcilaso Rollán, the middle series of 10, 20, and 50 cent coins by Begoña Castellanos and the two major coins feature the portrait or effigy of King Felipe VI of Spain. All designs feature the 12 stars of the EU, the year of minting, and the word España (Spanish for Spain).

Current series

In 2010, Spain updated their national sides in order to comply with the European commission recommendations. In the €1 and €2 coins, the same portrait of king Juan Carlos I was used, but the year position was placed in the inner part of the coin. Moreover, the twelve star ring no longer contained chiseled sections.^[1] The chiseled sections were also removed from designs for the other coins.

In 2015, the portrait on the €1 and €2 coins was changed to that of the new King Felipe VI following his father's abdication the previous year.^[2]

Depiction of Spanish euro coinage (second series) (Obverse side)

€ 0.01	€ 0.02	€ 0.05
The Obradoiro façade of the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela
€ 0.10	€ 0.20	€ 0.50
Miguel de Cervantes, Spanish writer
€ 1.00	€ 2.00	€ 2 Coin Edge
		for a total of 12 stars
Effigy of Felipe VI (since 2015)

First series (1999–2009)

For images of the common side and a detailed description of the coins, see euro coins.

Depiction of Spanish euro coinage | Obverse side

€ 0.01	€ 0.02	€ 0.05
The Obradoiro façade of the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela
€ 0.10	€ 0.20	€ 0.50
Miguel de Cervantes, Spanish writer
€ 1.00	€ 2.00	€ 2 Coin Edge
		for a total of 12 stars
Effigy of King Juan Carlos I

Circulating Mintage quantities

Face Value[3]	€0.01	€0.02	€0.05	€0.10	€0.20	€0.50	€1.00	€2.00
1999	720,950,970	291,650,970	483,450,970	588,050,970	762,250,970	370,950,970	100,150,970	60,450,970
2000	83,350,400	711,250,400	399,850,400	243,850,400	29,250,400	519,550,400	89,250,400	36,550,400
2001	130,850,574	463,050,574	216,050,574	160,050,574	146,550,574	351,050,574	259,050,574	140,150,574
2002	140,977,699	3,977,699	8,177,699	112,977,699	91,377,699	9,677,699	335,477,699	163,877,699
2003	670,331,790	31,431,790	327,431,790	292,331,790	3,931,790	5,831,790	297,231,790	44,331,790
2004	206,657,000	206,657,000	258,657,000	121,857,000	3,857,000	4,357,000	98,657,000	4,057,000
2005	444,147,077	275,047,077	411,347,077	321,247,077	3,947,077	3,847,077	77,747,077	3,947,077
2006	383,850,004	262,150,004	142,750,004	91,750,004	101,950,004	3,950,004	101,550,004	3,950,004
2007	383,958,434	185,258,434	247,058,434	132,058,434	46,458,434	3,958,434	150,558,434	3,958,434
2008	374,556,940	191,256,940	239,056,940	139,256,940	102,256,940	3,856,940	153,756,940	19,456,940
2009	131,467,500	164,067,500	219,767,500	151,367,500	75,367,500	3,967,500	60,567,500	17,467,500
2010	227,330,000	153,130,000	203,130,000	104,930,000	3,830,000	3,930,000	40,030,000	3,930,000
2011	357,940,200	107,940,200	105,540,200	4,340,200	3,940,200	3,940,200	100,440,200	3,940,200
2012	^**	^**	^**	^**	^**	^**	^**	^**
* No coins were minted that year for that denomination ** Data not available yet *** Small quantities minted for sets only

Identifying marks

National Identifier	"España"
Mint Mark
Engraver's Initials	None
€2 Edge inscription

€2 commemorative coins

Spanish UNESCO World Heritage Sites series

Spain will start the commemorative coin series Patrimonio de la Humanidad de la UNESCO (UNESCO World Heritage) in 2010, commemorating all of Spain's UNESCO World Heritage Sites, which could continue until 2050. The order in which the coin for a specific site is issued coincides with the order in which they were declared a UNESCO World Heritage site.^[4] The coins issued are:

Year	Number	Design
2010	1	Historic Centre of Córdoba
2011	2	Alhambra, Generalife and Albayzín, Granada
2012	3	Burgos Cathedral
2013	4	Monastery and Site of the Escorial, Madrid
2014	5	Works of Antoni Gaudí
2015	6	Cave of Altamira and Paleolithic Cave Art of Northern Spain

Gold and silver commemorative coins

References

1. Comisión Europea (2009). "Asuntos Económicos y Financieros – Caras Nacionales[ES]". Retrieved 31 July 2009.
2. "Las monedas de uno y dos euros de Felipe VI entran en circulación" [Felipe VI one- and two-euro coins enter into circulation]. El País (in Spanish). Madrid. 2 February 2015. Retrieved 18 March 2015.
3. "Circulating Mintage quantities". Henning Agt. Archived from the original on 28 April 2012. Retrieved 19 August 2008.
4. "Spanien: Weitere Ausgaben der 2-Euro-Gedenkmünzenserie "UNESCO-Weltkulturerbestätten"" (in German). 19 January 2010. Retrieved 20 January 2010.

External links

• The Euro Information Website – Spain
• euroHOBBY Spain