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20 Diners - Joan Martí i Alanis XXVII Summer Olympic Games
| Issuer | Andorra |
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| Year | 1998 |
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| Technique | Milled |
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| Obverse description | The obverse features the coat of arms of Andorra, depicting a quartered shield surmounted by a princely crown, positioned centrally in the field. The denomination '20 D.' appears below the shield, flanked by the date '1998' in the lower field. A circular legend reads 'JOAN · D.M. BISBE · D`URGELL · I · PRINCEP · D`ANDORRA', identifying Joan Martí i Alanis as Bishop of Urgell and Prince of Andorra. The design is executed in a clean, flat relief style typical of modern commemorative coinage. |
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| Obverse lettering | JOAN · D.M. BISBE · D`URGELL · I · PRINCEP · D`ANDORRA 20 D. · 1998 · (Translation: Joan D.M. Bishop of Urgell and Prince of Andorra) |
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Andorra issued this coin in advance of the Sydney 2000 Games — the "XXVII Summer Olympics" designation places it two cycles ahead of the 1996 Atlanta Games, making 1998 a standard lead-time commemorative release. The gold inlay technique, fusing a small 18-karat element into a sterling field, was fashionable among European mints in the late 1990s as a premium differentiator for the collector market. Joan Martí i Alanis, who served as Bishop of Urgell from 1971 to 2003, held that position co-jointly with the French head of state as one of Andorra's two co-princes — his name on the coin reflects his constitutional role as co-issuing authority, not merely an honorific.