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2 Euros Catalan Processional giants
| Issuer | Spain |
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| Year | 2024 |
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| Thickness | 2.2 mm |
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| Obverse lettering | CATALUNYA 1424 2024 (Translation: Catalonia.) |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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Catalonia's gegants tradition dates to at least the 14th century, when large processional figures began appearing in Corpus Christi celebrations across the Crown of Aragon. Spain's commemorative euro program has leaned heavily on UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage listings as justification for these issues — the gegants processions were inscribed in 2018, making this coin part of a broader institutional effort to codify regional folk culture through federal coinage.
Notably, the decision to issue a federal Spanish coin celebrating distinctly Catalan heritage carries quiet political weight given the tensions of the past decade.