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2 Diners - Joan Martí i Alanis XV Winter Olympic Games
| Issuer | Andorra |
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| Year | 1985 |
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| Engraver(s) | Teruggi |
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| Obverse description | The bronze centre features two quarters of the Andorran coat of arms: the upper-left quarter displays a mitre and crozier above a striped field, while the lower-right quarter depicts two bovines (cows) on a dotted field, referencing the arms of the Bishop of Urgell and the County of Foix respectively. The bimetallic ring bears the circular legend in Latin around the periphery, with the date 1985 and the engraver's name TERUGGI inscribed at the base of the centre disc. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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Andorra began issuing collector coinage in the early 1980s largely as a revenue mechanism — the principality has no central bank and had no standardized domestic currency, making commemorative issues a pragmatic income stream rather than a circulation necessity. This piece anticipates the 1988 Calgary Winter Games by three years, a lead time that reflects the small mint runs and advance-order distribution model Andorra relied on through foreign minting contracts.
The bimetallic format was uncommon for commemoratives at this date, preceding its widespread adoption in circulation coinage by nearly a decade.