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  • 20 Euro Cent 2010-2023, KM# 1148, Spain, Juan Carlos I, Felipe VI
  • 20 Euro Cent 2010-2023, KM# 1148, Spain, Juan Carlos I, Felipe VI
Description

In 2010, Spain updated their national sides in order to comply with the European commission recommendations. The twelve-star ring no longer contained chiseled sections, these sections were removed from designs of all coins.

Obverse

A portrait of Miguel de Cervantes, accompanied with his name and a quill, is encircled by the country name, the logo of the Royal Spanish Mint (crowned letter M), date and the twelve stars of Europe.

Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra (1547–1616), was a Spanish writer who is widely regarded as the greatest writer in the Spanish language and one of the world's pre-eminent novelists. His major work, Don Quixote, considered to be the first modern novel, is a classic of Western literature and is regarded amongst the best works of fiction ever written.

Engraver: Begoña Castellanos García

ESPAÑA
Cervantes
M
2010

Reverse

A geographical map of Western Europe spans the outer ring and inner core on the left side of the coin.

12 stars are located on the left side of the outer ring, with six stars atop the map of Europe and six stars below it; six vertical stripes cut across the inner core of the coin, visually connecting the upper and lower star segments.

Luc Luycx, a designer at the Royal Belgian Mint, designed the Euro’s common reverse; his initials, LL, are seen on the right side of the design, just under the “0” in “20.”

20
LL
EURO
CENT

Edge

A smooth edge separated into equal sections by seven indents (Spanish flower)

20 Euro Cent

2nd map, 2nd type
KM# 1148 Schön# 467
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Characteristics
Material Nordic Gold
Weight 5.74 g
Diameter 22.25 mm
Thickness 2.14 mm
Shape round
Alignment Medal
Mint
Royal Spanish Mint (FNMT-RCM)

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