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5 Euros Monastery of Las Descalzas Reales
| Issuer | Royal Mint of Spain (Real Casa de la Moneda) |
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| Year | 2013 |
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| Weight | 13.50 g |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The reverse presents a detailed architectural view of the main façade of the Monastery of Las Descalzas Reales, located in Madrid. The historic Renaissance building is rendered with careful attention to its ornamental stonework and tiered portal design. The denomination 5 EURO appears in the lower field, while the legend MONASTERIO DE LAS DESCALZAS REALES curves around the upper periphery of the coin. |
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The Descalzas Reales in Madrid was founded in 1559 by Juana of Austria, daughter of Charles V, who chose the site of her own birth — a former royal palace — for a Franciscan convent of strict enclosure. It became the preferred retreat for Habsburg women who could not or would not marry, accumulating extraordinary donations of art and relics over two centuries. The collection inside remains largely inaccessible to the public and is considered one of the most intact Habsburg devotional interiors in Europe.
This coin belongs to Spain's ongoing UNESCO World Heritage and historic monuments silver series. The convent itself is not a UNESCO site, which makes its inclusion in the series a curatorial choice worth noting.