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20 Euro Cents
| Issuer | Spain |
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| Year | 2004 |
| Type | Fantasy coin |
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| Obverse description | Central field depicts a stylized standing female figure facing forward, arms crossed, wearing a long flowing gown, interpreted as a allegorical representation associated with the Canary Islands. The figure is surrounded by an inner beaded circle, within which the multilingual proof legend PROVE PROVA PROBE TEST ESSAI arcs above the central motif. The outer rim bears twelve five-pointed stars evenly spaced around the periphery, with the legend CANARY ISLANDS arcing along the upper border and the date 2004 positioned at the base. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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Spain's euro coinage was introduced in 2002, but the 2004 date places this piece in the transitional period when the Spanish Mint was still working through die and planchet consistency issues flagged by the European Central Bank. The X#Pn5 reference designates it as a pattern rather than a circulation strike — meaning this was produced for official evaluation or presentation purposes, not public release.
Pattern euros from this period were occasionally distributed to government officials and mint delegations attending international numismatic conferences.