| Issuer | Spain |
| Year | 2005 |
| Type | Non-circulating coins |
| Value | 10 Euros |
| Currency | Euro (2002-date) |
| Composition | Silver (.925) |
| Weight | 27 g |
| Dimensions | 40 mm |
| Thickness | |
| Shape and Technique | Round Milled |
| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
| Engraver(s) | |
| In circulation to | |
| Reference(s) | KM#1109 |
| Obverse description | Crowned spanish arms in center circle, 10 articipating country arms in outer circle |
| Obverse script | Latin |
| Obverse lettering | JUAN CARLOS I REY DE ESPAÑA
· 10 EURO · (Translation: JUAN CARLOS I KING OF SPAIN · 10 EURO ·) |
| Reverse description | The reverse of the coin portrays one of the façades of the Archive of the Indies, the main documentary depository for the study of Spain`s administration in the New World. Today the Archive of the Indies houses over 43,000 bundles, installed on eight kilometers of shelving, with some 80 million original documents that make it possible to research more than three centuries of history. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
| Reverse lettering | ENCUENTRO DE DOS MUNDOS
2005
M
ARCHIVO DE INDIAS (Translation: ENCOUNTER OF TWO WORLDS 2005 M ARCHIVE OF THE INDIES) |
| Edge | Reeded |
| Mint | M Royal Mint of Spain (Real Casa de la Moneda), Madrid, Spain (1591-date) |
| Mintage | 2005 M - Proof - 12 000 |
| Catalog ID | 8409818430 |
| Comments |
