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5 Diners - Joan Martí i Alanis Andorran Circle of Arts
| Issuer | Govern d'Andorra |
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| Year | 1993 |
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| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
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| Obverse description | The obverse features the crowned coat of arms of the Bishop of Urgell positioned to the left of the field, surmounted by a mural crown. To the right, the legend reads in multiple lines: JOAN D.M. BISBE D'URGELL I PRINCEP D'ANDORRA, identifying Joan Martí i Alanis as Episcopal Co-Prince of Andorra. The denomination 5 D. is inscribed in large characters in the lower centre of the field, with the date 1993 directly below. The mirrored proof field provides a stark, polished contrast to the raised devices. |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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Andorra's diners coinage of the late 1980s and 1990s emerged directly from the peculiar constitutional limbo the principality occupied before its 1993 constitution — the same year this coin was struck — which finally formalized Andorra as a sovereign parliamentary co-principality after centuries of feudal arrangement split between the French head of state and the Bishop of Urgell. Joan Martí i Alanis held that episcopal co-prince role from 1971 to 2003, making him one of the longest-serving figures in the position.
The Andorran Circle of Arts series used collector silver issues partly to generate seigniorage revenue, since Andorra had no central bank and no currency of its own.