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20 Diners - Joan Martí i Alanis Customs Union
| Issuer | Government of Andorra |
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| Year | 1993 |
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| Currency | Diner (1977-2014) |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Andorra issued no domestic coinage of its own until 1982, relying entirely on French francs and Spanish pesetas in daily circulation for centuries. The 1993 diners series was part of a sustained push by the General Council to establish numismatic identity ahead of Andorra's 1993 Customs Union agreement with the European Community — the same year the country finally adopted its first written constitution.
Joan Martí i Alanis served as Bishop of Urgell from 1971 to 2003, and in that role acted as one of Andorra's two co-princes. The gold inlay technique used on this issue was a deliberate prestige choice, not a minting tradition.