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50 Euros Spain
| Issuer | Istituto Poligrafico e Zecca dello Stato |
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| Year | 2009 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The upper portion of the Nativity facade of the Sagrada Família basilica in Barcelona, the celebrated masterpiece of Catalan architect Antoni Gaudí, is depicted in fine relief occupying the majority of the field. The denomination '50 EURO' appears to the left, while the legend 'EUROPA DELLE ARTI' (Europe of the Arts) is inscribed across the upper portion of the design. The artist's name 'A. GAUDI' and the Rome mint mark 'R' are positioned in the lower portion of the field. The intricate Gothic-Modernist architectural detail of the facade's spires and sculptural decoration is rendered with considerable precision. A plain circular border frames the composition. |
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This piece was struck by Italy's state mint on behalf of Spain as part of a bilateral minting arrangement — a common but rarely discussed practice in European commemorative production where national mints contract work across borders. Spain's own Casa de la Moneda y Timbre handles the bulk of domestic issues, making IPZS-struck Spanish gold an administratively distinct subcategory worth flagging for type collectors.
KM#322 places this within Spain's Juan Carlos I commemorative gold program, a series that expanded aggressively through the 2000s and produced numerous low-mintage issues now difficult to track in complete sets.