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  • 25 Pesetas 1992, KM# 905, Spain, Juan Carlos I, Seville Expo 1992, Torre del Oro
  • 25 Pesetas 1992, KM# 905, Spain, Juan Carlos I, Seville Expo 1992, Torre del Oro
Description

The Universal Exposition of Seville (Expo '92) took place from Monday, April 20 to Monday, October 12, 1992 on La Isla de La Cartuja (Cartuja Island), Seville, Spain. The theme for the Expo was "The Age of Discovery" and over 100 countries were represented.

Obverse

Depicts the name of country, year and the biosphere from Seville Expo 92, acted as a symbol for the event, but also served a practical purpose, spraying visitors with cooling mist in the height of summer.

ESPAÑA
1992

Reverse

Center hole divides Torre del Oro and vertical letters.

The Torre del Oro (English: "Tower of Gold") is a dodecagonal military watchtower in Seville, southern Spain. It was erected by the Almohad Caliphate in order to control access to Seville via the Guadalquivir river. Constructed in the first third of the 13th century, the tower served as a prison during the Middle Ages. Its name comes from the golden shine it projected on the river, due to its building materials (a mixture of mortar, lime and pressed hay).

25
PTAS M
SEVILLA
'92

Edge

25 Pesetas

KM# 905 Schön# 159
Characteristics
Type Commemorative Issue (Circulating)
Material Aluminium Bronze
Weight 4.25 g
Diameter 19.5 mm
Thickness 2.1 mm
Shape round with a center hole
Alignment Coin

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