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5 ECU Enric Granados
| Issuer | Spain |
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| Year | 1996 |
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| Composition | Copper-nickel |
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| Obverse description | Central field depicts a stylized group of five figures with raised and joined arms, representing dancers performing the Sardana, the traditional Catalan circle dance, positioned above a rectangular design of vertical stripes evoking the Catalan flag (Senyera). A ring of twelve five-pointed stars borders the lower half of the coin, referencing the European Union. The legend CATALUNYA arcs along the upper left, with the date 1996 below it, and the denomination 5 ECU inscribed vertically at left. |
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| Obverse lettering | CATALUNYA 1996 5 ECU |
| Reverse description | Left-facing draped bust of Catalan composer Enric Granados occupies the left portion of the field, rendered in fine relief with characteristic mustache and period attire. To the right, a romantic vignette depicts elegantly dressed figures in a garden scene with a parasol, evoking the Romantic and Goyesque aesthetic of Granados's most celebrated compositions. The birth and death years 1867 and 1916 appear at lower left, flanking the composer's name ENRIC GRANADOS in two lines across the lower field. The engraver's initials BS appear at lower right. |
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