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50 Cèntims Queen Isabella I
| Issuer | Andorra |
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| Year | 1997 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse description | A floriate cross pattee (fleury cross) occupies the centre of the field, its four arms each terminating in stylised fleur-de-lis finials, set within a raised inner circle. The legend ANDORRA arcs along the upper periphery, while the denomination 50 CENTIMS is divided across the lower field, flanking the base of the cross. |
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| Reverse description | A crowned bust of Queen Isabella I of Castile faces right, depicted in a medieval style with elaborately braided hair adorned with a jewelled crown, and a decorated collar. The name ISABEL I curves along the left field, while the fineness and weight inscription 1/50 OZ. 999.9 AU appears along the right. The commemorative date 1492 is inscribed on a tablet at the base of the bust, and the year of issue 1997 appears in the lower exergue. |
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Andorra's gold coinage of the 1990s was issued under the authority of the Co-Princes — the Bishop of Urgell and the President of France — a feudal arrangement dating to 1278 that made Andorra one of the last surviving medieval co-principalities. These small-denomination gold pieces were never intended for circulation; they were produced for the collector market during a period when Andorra had no domestic central bank and used French francs and Spanish pesetas as de facto currency.
Isabella I's inclusion reflects Andorra's historical ties to the Crown of Castile, though her actual authority over the territory was marginal at best.