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25 Diners - Joan Martí i Alanis Bishop of Salla
| Issuer | Andorra |
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| Year | 1989 |
| Type | Collector coin |
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| Obverse description | Central view of the main façade of the Cathedral of Santa Maria de la Seu d'Urgell, rendered in fine relief, with the Romanesque bell tower prominently depicted to the right and the fortified walls to the left. The architectural details of the cathedral's arched portal and stonework are carefully executed in the field. A beaded inner border frames the design. The circular legend reads around the periphery in Latin, naming Joan D.M. as Bishop of Urgell and Prince of Andorra, with the Roman numeral date MCMLXXXIX at the base. |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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Joan Martí i Alanis served as Bishop of Urgell — and therefore Co-Prince of Andorra — from 1971 until his death in 2009, making him one of the longest-serving holders of that feudal title. The Co-Princeship, shared between the Bishop of Urgell and the French head of state, dates to the 1278 and 1288 paréages, making Andorra's coinage technically the output of a medieval treaty still in active legal force.
The "Bishop of Salla" designation is an honorary titular see held alongside Urgell, a common practice in Catholic ecclesiastical administration for senior bishops.