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1.5 Euro African bush elephant
| Issuer | Royal Mint of Spain (Real Casa de la Moneda) |
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| Year | 2022 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Reverse lettering | ANIMALES EN PELIGRO DE EXTINCIÓN 1,5 EURO M (Translation: Endangered Animals) |
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| Mint | (M) Royal Mint of Spain (Real Casa de la Moneda), Madrid, Spain (1591-date) |
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Spain's "Fauna en Peligro de Extinción" series, under which this piece falls, has drawn consistent criticism from collectors for issuing non-legal-tender denominations — 1.5 euro has no practical monetary standing within the eurozone — specifically to sidestep the European Central Bank's strict controls over standard coinage design. The Royal Mint threads a regulatory needle by calling these collector pieces rather than circulation currency.
The African bush elephant (*Loxodonta africana*) was relisted as Endangered by the IUCN in 2021, the year before this coin's release, following a census that confirmed population losses exceeding 60% over the previous five decades.