Spain

2018

Commemorative coin

The 50th anniversary of King FELIPE VI

Official Journal of the European Union

The design reproduces King Felipe VI’s coat of arms. On the left hand side, in semi-circle, is the word ‘ESPAÑA’ and below the year of issuance 2018. At the bottom right, in semi-circle, is the inscription ‘50 ANIVERSARIO DE S.M. FELIPE VI’. The mint mark is represented at the top right. The coin’s outer ring depicts the 12 stars of the European flag.

Additional information

The coin depicts the coat of arms of the King of Spain. The coat of arms shows a castle with three towers in the upper left-hand corner, symbolising the Kingdom of Castile, which first split off from the Kingdom of Leon - represented by a lion in the upper right-hand corner - in 1065. The coat of arms of the principality of Catalonia, founded in 1137 and part of the crown of Aragon, is represented at the bottom left with vertical stripes; at the bottom right, the Navarra chain represents the Kingdom of Navarre, founded in 824. At the very bottom, the pomegranate represents the Kingdom of Granada, founded in 1492. In the centre of the shield, the oval with three lilies represents the Duchy of Anjou, which existed from 1360 to 1481 and from which the king came from the House of Bourbon-Anjou. At the very bottom of the chain of the Order of the Golden Fleece is the ram of the Order. The crown is decorated with a cross on the orb.

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