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20 000 Pesetas - Juan Carlos I Ruins of Empuries
| Issuer | Royal Mint of Spain (Real Casa de la Moneda) |
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| Year | 1990 |
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| Value | 20 000 Pesetas (20 000 ESP) |
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| Reverse description | Central field depicts a detailed panoramic view of the ancient Greco-Roman ruins of Empúries (Ampurias), Catalonia, featuring standing fluted columns and stone foundations rendered in fine relief. In the upper left field, the Barcelona 1992 Olympic Games logo — comprising the Olympic rings surmounted by a stylised running figure — is prominently displayed. The mint mark 'M' of the Royal Mint of Spain appears at the top of the border legend. The circular legend 'XXV OLIMPIADA BARCELONA 1992' runs along the upper border, while '20000 PTAS' is inscribed at the base, flanked by raised dots. |
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| Mint | (M) Royal Mint of Spain (Real Casa de la Moneda), Madrid, Spain (1591-date) |
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The Ruins of Empúries (Emporio in Latin) occupy a singular place in Iberian archaeology — the site was the only Greek colonial settlement on the peninsula, founded by Phocaean merchants around 575 BC, later absorbed and expanded by Rome. By 1990, excavations there had been ongoing for nearly a century, having resumed seriously under Puig i Cadafalch in the early 1900s. Spain's choice to commemorate the site on a gold issue reflected a broader political moment: the post-Franco cultural rehabilitation of Catalan heritage, given that Empúries sits squarely in Catalonia near L'Escala.