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| Issuer | Andorra |
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| Year | 1987 |
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| Weight | 10.90 g |
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| Obverse lettering | JOAN · D.M. BISBE · D`URGELL · I · PRINCEP · DE · LES · VALLS · D`ANDORRA · 1987 · (Translation: Joan D.M. Bishop of Urgell and Prince of the Andorra Valleys) |
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| Reverse lettering | DE LA XXIV OLIMPIADA CAP A BARCELONA - ALBERTVILLE · 1992 · (Translation: From the XXIV Olympiad to Barcelona - Albertville) |
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Andorra's diner coinage of the 1980s was issued under the co-princeship of Joan Martí i Alanis, the Bishop of Urgell, one of the two co-princes whose feudal authority over Andorra dated to a 1278 paréage. The Olympic series — issued years ahead of the Barcelona 1992 Games — was partly a revenue exercise, as Andorra relied heavily on commemorative and collector coinage given the absence of a full national currency system. The magnetic KM#46.2 variant distinguishes this piece from its non-magnetic counterpart, a composition difference that emerged from a mid-run production change at the striking facility.