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2 Euro Cents
| Issuer | Spain |
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| Year | 2004 |
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| Diameter | 18.5 mm |
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| Obverse description | Central field features the coat of arms of the Canary Islands, depicting a crowned shield supported by two rampant dogs, set within a square frame. The legend CANARY ISLANDS arcs along the upper rim, while the date 2004 appears in large numerals at the base. A ring of twelve five-pointed stars encircles the inner design, referencing the European Union motif. The secondary legend PROVE PROVA PROBE TEST ESSAI is inscribed within the inner circle, above the shield, identifying this piece as a pattern or test strike. |
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| Obverse lettering | CANARY ISLANDS PROVE PROVA PROBE TEST ESSAI 2004 |
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The X#Pn2 designation places this among Spain's euro cent pattern issues — struck during the transition period as the country finalized designs ahead of full euro adoption in 2002. By 2004, circulating production was well underway at the Real Casa de la Moneda in Madrid, but pattern and proof-format pieces continued to be produced for sets and archival purposes, leaving the precise status of individual specimens sometimes ambiguous without accompanying documentation.