http://ec.europa.eu/economy_finance/the_euro/coins15570_en.htm New Spanish issue announced: Cordoba's historic centre – UNESCO World Heritage series The coin commemorates the first Spanish site – the historical centre of Cordoba – to be included in the UNESCO World Heritage list in 1984. It portrays the ‘forest of pillars' of the Great Mosque-Cathedral of Cordoba, one of the greatest and oldest examples of Islamic art in Europe. Built between the 8th and 10th centuries, the Mosque was later consecrated as a Christian cathedral and underwent successive transformations. The coin is the first in a new series dedicated to the Spanish sites included in the UNESCO World Heritage list, which will be issued every year starting in 2010.
Great a series to collect :hail: I do like the design of that one, hope the rest look just as good :smile
Hehe, I had not realized that you started this new topic. So my comments (made in another topic first) will now go here ... Personally I prefer commemorative coins that actually commemorate a specific occasion (anniversary etc.). But a series dedicated to the World Heritage sites in Spain, that sounds promising too. Don't know how the Mezquita-Catedral in Córdoba which is a magnificent building indeed can be "appropriately" depicted on a coin pill which is relatively small; that central part is about 18 mm only. But I am looking forward to seeing the result. Christian
Cute? Better than that. :thumb: Here is a photo that I came across at the Pulifil site: http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4014/4403951543_14b92e63ef.jpg Christian
You mean that some stars are flatter than others? Yes, but I picked that image because it shows the details quite nicely - the architectural details in the pill, that is. As for the stars, seems that the BdE branch office in Murcia is a great source when one wants to find variations ... Weren't they one of the places that, when the Ten Years Euro/EMU coins came out, had the big stars? Christian
That's it, former variations (EMU big stars) could be found in Murcia, Alicante and Valencia. Nevertheless big stars were more interesting. This stars variation could be forged very easily, so it is quite likely that we may find too many of them.
