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1 Diner Our Lady of Meritxell
| Issuer | Govern d'Andorra |
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| Year | 2005-2008 |
| Type | Collector coin |
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| Reverse description | Central brass disc depicting a stylised effigy of the Virgin of Meritxell (Our Lady of Meritxell), the patron saint of Andorra, shown enthroned and crowned, holding the Christ Child before her in a frontal, hieratic composition reminiscent of Romanesque sculptural tradition. The figures are rendered in bold, simplified relief with fine detail on the crown and drapery. The copper-nickel outer ring carries the Catalan inscription MARE DE DÉU DE MERITXELL along the lower arc in raised Latin lettering, completing the design. |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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Andorra's diner coinage occupies an odd corner of numismatic history — the country had no official currency of its own for centuries, relying on French francs and Spanish pesetas circulating simultaneously under informal arrangement. When Andorra finally began issuing its own coinage in the 1980s, the pieces were never legal tender in any practical sense; they were issued for collectors and tourists, not commerce. The country didn't gain formal monetary agreement with the EU until 2011, meaning this issue predates even that limited official status.