Andorra

2018

Commemorative coin

25th anniversary of the Andorran Constitution

Official Journal of the European Union

The design depicts the ‘Monument to the Men and Women of Andorra who launched the Constitution’, which stands in the square of the Consell General (Andorra’s Parliament). This monument shows the silhouettes of a man and a woman and commemorates the will expressed by the Andorran citizenry, in the referendum held on 14 March 1993, to become a constitutional state, democratic and social, as expressed in article 1 of the Constitution. To the right of the monument there is the map of Andorra with the Latin inscription ‘VIRTVS VNITA FORTIOR’ (virtue united is stronger) inside, which is the state motto of the Principality of Andorra. Surrounding the design there are the inscriptions ‘25è ANIVERSARI DE LA CONSTITUCIÓ 1993-2018’ (25th anniversary of the Constitution 1993-2018) and the name of the country ‘ANDORRA’. The coin’s outer ring depicts the 12 stars of the European flag.

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The coin depicts the "Monument a la Constitució" created in 1993 by Emili Armengol i Abril, the monument to the men and women of Andorra who created the Constitution, which stands in the Square of the Parliament in Andorra la Vella. It shows the silhouettes of a man and a woman in hollow form and recalls the will of Andorra to become a democratic and social state governed by the rule of law, as laid down in Article 1 of the Constitution, as expressed in the referendum of 14 March 1993. To the right of the monument is the outline of the Principality of Andorra with its Latin motto "VIRTVS VNITA FORTIOR" (United bravery is stronger).

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