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2 Euros Catalan Processional giants
| Uitgever | Spain |
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| Jaar | 2024 |
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| Gewicht | 8.5 g |
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| Beschrijving voorzijde | The brass center depicts two large processional giant figures (gegants) facing each other in a stylized medieval manner, one wearing a crown and the other adorned with traditional Catalan attire, rendered in relief against a plain field. The copper-nickel outer ring bears the legend CATALUNYA arched along the upper periphery and the dual date 1424·2024 along the lower periphery, commemorating the 600th anniversary of the Catalan processional giants tradition. The overall design evokes the folk culture and pageantry of Catalonia through bold, simplified figural imagery typical of modern commemorative fantasy issues. |
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| Beschrijving keerzijde | The brass center displays the numeral '2' in large format overlaid upon a stylized map of Europe, closely following the standard reverse design convention of the 2 Euro coinage series. The copper-nickel outer ring is decorated with reeding and carries the multilingual legend ESSAI · PRUEBA · TRIAL · PROVA arranged around the full circumference, indicating the piece's status as a trial or essay strike in four languages. The design faithfully replicates the aesthetic of official 2 Euro reverses while clearly identifying the coin as a non-circulating fantasy or pattern piece. |
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| Aanvullende informatie |
Catalonia's gegants tradition dates to at least the 14th century, when large processional figures began appearing in Corpus Christi celebrations across the Crown of Aragon. Spain's commemorative euro program has leaned heavily on UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage listings as justification for these issues — the gegants processions were inscribed in 2018, making this coin part of a broader institutional effort to codify regional folk culture through federal coinage.
Notably, the decision to issue a federal Spanish coin celebrating distinctly Catalan heritage carries quiet political weight given the tensions of the past decade.