Spain issues 2018 circulating commemorative €2 coins
- Published: Feb 12, 2018, 3 AM

Spain on Feb. 1 launched both of its circulating commemorative €2 coins for 2018.
One of the coins highlights the UNESCO’s World Cultural and Natural Heritage Site of Santiago. The other marks the 50th anniversary of King Felipe VI’s reign.
The obverse of each coin features its special design.
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A total of 300,000 coins were issued.
The €2 coin marking the 50th anniversary of King FELIPE VI reproduces King Felipe VI’s coat of arms.
At left in a semicircle, is the word ESPAÑA, while at bottom left is the year of issuance, 2018. Beginning below the coat of arms and arcing up the right border is the inscription 50 ANIVERSARIO DE S.M. FELIPE VI. The Mint mark is at the top right.
In total, 400,000 coins were issued.
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The ringed-bimetallic coins have a copper-nickel core and copper-aluminum-nickel ring.
The coin’s outer ring depicts the 12 stars of the European flag. The common reverse shows a map of the European Union.
The €2 coin weighs 8.5 grams and measures 25.75 millimeters in diameter. Each nation is allowed to issue up to two different circulating commemorative designs annually, with designs of their choosing, though few nations issue the maximum number of designs.
Joint Euro programs like the 2015 coins honoring the 30th anniversary of flag of the European Union do not count toward this limit.
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