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2000 Pesetas Charles V, Pillars of Hercules
| Issuer | Royal Mint of Spain (Real Casa de la Moneda) |
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| Year | 2000 |
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| Value | 2000 Pesetas (2000 ESP) |
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| Obverse description | Two heraldic shields displayed side by side in the central field: at left, the royal arms of Juan Carlos I of Spain surmounted by the royal crown, and at right, the Imperial eagle arms of Charles V (Holy Roman Emperor) surmounted by an imperial crown. The two coats of arms are separated and framed within a beaded inner border. The legend JUAN CARLOS I arcs across the upper field, with ESPAÑA below it, and the denomination 2000 PTAS appears in the lower field. The Madrid mint mark (M) is struck at the lower center between the two shields. |
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| Obverse lettering | JUAN CARLOS I ESPAÑA 2000 PTAS |
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Charles V's empire was the first to formally adopt the Pillars of Hercules as a monetary emblem, appearing on the macuquina coinage struck in the New World mints at Mexico City and Santo Domingo from the 1530s onward — the origin of what would eventually become the dollar sign. This commemorative issue references that colonial monetary system directly, issued as part of Spain's late-twentieth-century program tying modern silver coinage to the quincentennial legacy of Spanish exploration and transatlantic trade.
KM#1009 is one of several related issues from this period sharing the same planchet specification but differing in thematic focus.