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1 Cèntim Santa Coloma - Baroque Altarpiece
| Issuer | Andorra |
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| Year | 2004 |
| Type | Collector coin |
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| Obverse description | The quartered coat of arms of Andorra occupies the central field, rendered within an ornate cartouche with elaborate scrollwork. The shield displays the traditional four quarters: the mitre and crozier of the Bishop of Urgell, the vertical pales of Catalonia, the horizontal stripes of Foix, and the two bulls of Béarn. A ribbon scroll beneath the shield bears the Latin motto VIRTVS VNITA FORTIOR. The legend PRINCIPAT D'ANDORRA curves along the upper periphery, and the date 2004 appears in the lower field. |
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| Obverse lettering | PRINCIPAT D'ANDORRA VIRTVS VNITA FORTIOR 2004 (Translation: Principality of Andorra United virtue is stronger) |
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Andorra's centime series of 2004 was issued largely as a collector-oriented release, given that the country had no official currency of its own — it used the French franc and Spanish peseta interchangeably for decades, and adopted the euro informally in 2002 without being an EU member. These small aluminium-magnesium pieces were never intended for serious circulation. The Santa Coloma church referenced here is the oldest surviving Romanesque structure in Andorra, predating the altarpiece by several centuries.