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10 Dollars Cathedral Santiago de Compostela
| Issuer | Bank of Nauru |
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| Year | 2006 |
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| Value | 10 Dollars |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The reverse presents a detailed gilt relief depiction of the façade of the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela, Spain, rendered in gold-plated finish against a mirror-polished silver field, highlighting the ornate Baroque twin towers and the elaborately decorated Obradoiro façade. The curved legend SPAIN - SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA arcs along the upper periphery. The denomination 10 DOLLARS is inscribed in the lower field, with the series inscription EUROPEAN MONUMENTS appearing along the bottom rim. |
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Nauru's 2006 collector series leaned heavily on UNESCO World Heritage Sites as subject matter — a common strategy among Pacific microstates whose mints produce coins with no meaningful domestic circulation. The Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela in Galicia, completed in its Romanesque core by the early 12th century, became one of medieval Europe's most important pilgrimage destinations after relics attributed to Saint James were enshrined there in the 9th century. The Camino de Santiago routes that fed traffic to the cathedral shaped entire towns across northern Iberia.
Nauru has no historical connection to the site.