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5 Euros - Felipe VI Barcelona-Mataró locomotive
| Issuer | Royal Mint of Spain (Fábrica Nacional de Moneda y Timbre) |
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| Year | 2020 |
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| Weight | 13.50 g |
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| Obverse description | The obverse features the crowned royal coat of arms of Spain at center, rendered in high relief, surrounded by the circular legend FELIPE VI REY DE ESPAÑA. Arranged symmetrically around the central shield in the mirror-polished field are six historical national emblems and coat-of-arms motifs representing Ibero-American nations, including those of Paraguay, Nicaragua, and Ecuador among others, each individually struck in frosted relief. The date 2020 appears in the lower portion of the central ring, flanked by two raised dots serving as decorative stops. The overall design reflects the collaborative theme of the Ibero-American series, uniting the heraldry of Spain with that of its sister nations. |
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| Obverse lettering | FELIPE VI REY DE ESPAÑA · 2020 · (Translation: Felipe VI, king of Spain) |
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The Barcelona–Mataró line, inaugurated in October 1848, was the first railway to operate on the Iberian Peninsula. Built under a concession granted to Miquel Biada — a Catalan sailor who had observed Cuban railways and spent years lobbying for the project — it covered just 28 kilometers but established the gauge and the commercial model that would define Spanish rail expansion for the following decade. Biada died two months before the inaugural run.