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10 Euros 200 years of the Prado Museum - Goya
| Issuer | Royal Mint of Spain (Real Casa de la Moneda) |
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| Year | 2019 |
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| Technique | Milled, Colored |
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| Obverse lettering | ESPAÑA MUSEO DEL PRADO 200 AÑOS 1819-2019 10 EURO M BICENTENARIO DEL PRADO (Translation: SPAIN PRADO MUSEUM 200 YEARS 10 EURO BICENTENARY OF EL PRADO) |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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The Prado's 1819 opening was not the triumphant cultural moment it might appear in retrospect. Ferdinand VII inaugurated it primarily as a royal painting gallery, not a public museum in any meaningful sense — general admission came later, reluctantly. Goya was court painter through some of the institution's most turbulent pre-history, surviving the Napoleonic occupation and two separate Spanish regimes without losing his position, a feat of political dexterity as remarkable as anything he painted.
Spain issued this coin as part of a broader bicentennial program that included multiple denominations and materials. The .999 fine standard places it among the purer silver issues in the commemorative series.