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1.5 Euro TGV - Train Grande Vitesse
| Issuer | Royal Mint of Spain (Real Casa de la Moneda) |
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| Year | 2021 |
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| Reference(s) | KM#1509 |
| Obverse description | Central depiction of the front profile of a TGV high-speed locomotive rendered in color, conveying speed and modernity. Surrounding the locomotive, stylized rail track elements frame the design in a decorative border. The country name ESPAÑA and the date 2021 appear as part of the surrounding legend. The overall composition emphasizes the engineering achievement of high-speed rail travel. |
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| Obverse lettering | TGV – TRAIN GRANDE VITESSE ESPAÑA 2021 (Translation: TGV – High Speed Train Spain 2021) |
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Spain's high-speed rail network opened in 1992 with the Madrid–Seville line built in time for the Seville Expo, making Spain the first country outside Japan and France to operate true high-speed passenger service. The €1.50 denomination itself is a collector-only fiction — it has no circulation role and exists purely within the Royal Mint's numismatic program, which has used the format for transport-themed issues since the mid-2000s.
The TGV designation here is technically French, a detail worth noting given that Spain's trains run under the AVE branding domestically.