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1 ECU Alfonso XII
| Issuer | Spain |
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| Year | 1997 |
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| Value | 1 ECU (1 XEU) |
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| Obverse description | At left, the right-facing draped bust of King Alfonso XII, depicted in a classical portrait style. At right, the crowned coat of arms of Spain occupies the field. Surrounding the upper portion of the design, a blue enamelled crescent frames a ring of twelve five-pointed stars, evoking the European Community motif. The legend ESPAÑA appears in the lower field in Latin characters. |
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| Reverse description | Central device depicts the mythological scene of the Abduction of Europa: the figure of Europa, draped and with one arm raised, is shown riding a bull (Zeus in transformed guise), rendered in high relief against a sunburst-patterned field of radiating lines. The denomination ECU appears prominently in large letters at the top of the field, and the date 1997 is inscribed in the lower exergual area. A small mint mark (G) appears below the bull, between the date numerals. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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