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100 Diners - Joan Martí i Alanis Episcopal Co-Prince
| Issuer | Andorra |
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| Year | 1987 |
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| Reference(s) | KM#41 |
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| Obverse lettering | JOAN · D. M. BISBE · D'URGELL · I · PRINCEP · DE · LES · VALLS · D'ANDORRA (Translation: Joan D.M. Bishop of Urgell and Prince of the Andorra Valleys) |
| Reverse description | Central field displays the denomination '100' above the word 'diners' and the date '1987' in large serif numerals, all enclosed within a wreath of olive and oak branches tied at the base with a ribbon bow. Surmounting the wreath at the top is an ornate heraldic crown, its arches decorated with trefoil finials, symbolic of the co-princely sovereignty of Andorra. |
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Andorra's coinage authority only began issuing coins for general circulation and collection in 1982, having functioned for centuries under a feudal co-principality arrangement that made a unified monetary identity politically complicated. Joan Martí i Alanis served as Bishop of Urgell — and therefore Episcopal Co-Prince of Andorra — from 1971 until his death in 2009, one of the longest tenures in that office's history.
The 1987 gold issues were part of an early push to establish Andorra's numismatic program on international markets, aimed squarely at collector revenue rather than circulation.