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1 Diner Our Lady of Meritxell
| Issuer | Andorra |
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| Year | 2013 |
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| Currency | Diner (1977-2014) |
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| Obverse lettering | PRINCIPAT D'ANDORRA VIRTVS VNITA FORTIOR 1 D. 2013 (Translation: Principality of Andorra United virtue is stronger) |
| Reverse description | A faithful replica of the Romanesque devotional carving of Our Lady of Meritxell, dating to the 12th century, is depicted in the central field. The enthroned Madonna and Child are rendered in a stylized Romanesque manner, conveying the solemnity and hieratic quality characteristic of medieval Catalan ecclesiastical art. The legend MARE DE DÉU DE MERITXELL, identifying the patroness of Andorra, is inscribed around the periphery of the design. |
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Our Lady of Meritxell is the patron of Andorra, and the sanctuary housing her image was destroyed by fire in 1972 — an event that prompted the government to commission a new building from Catalan architect Ricardo Bofill, completed in 1976. The 1 Diner denomination itself is essentially ceremonial; Andorra used French francs and Spanish pesetas as de facto currencies for most of the 20th century and only began issuing its own legal tender coinage in 2014 under a monetary agreement with the EU, making pre-agreement issues like this one collector pieces rather than circulating money from the outset.