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25 ECU Pompeu Fabra
| Issuer | Spain |
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| Year | 1997 |
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| Currency | ECU (1979-1999) |
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| Obverse description | Central field features a stylized group of figures with raised and joined hands, representing dancers performing the Sardana, the traditional Catalan circle dance. Below the figures, a depiction of the Catalan flag (Senyera) rendered in vertical stripes is flanked by a ring of twelve European stars, evoking the imagery of the European Union. The denomination '25' appears prominently to the left, with 'ECU' below it. The legend 'CATALUNYA' arcs along the upper rim, with the date '1997' positioned beneath it. |
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| Reverse description | Central motif presents a right-facing bust of Pompeu Fabra, the eminent Catalan philologist and grammarian, rendered in high relief. A stylized palm tree rises behind his effigy to the left, while a representation of his landmark work, the Diccionari General de la Llengua Catalana, appears to the right of the portrait. The surrounding legend bears his name and the full title of his dictionary, with his birth and death years '1868-1945' completing the inscription along the lower rim. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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