1 Escut Saint Ermengol

Andorra had no official coinage of its own until 1976, when the Episcopal Co-Prince — the Bishop of Urgell — authorized the first modern minted series. These early escudo-denominated pieces were struck in limited quantities primarily for collectors rather than circulation, a reflection of Andorra's longstanding reliance on French francs and Spanish pesetas for everyday commerce. The escudo denomination itself was short-lived; the series was superseded within a decade by the diners coinage ahead of broader European monetary integration.