Cashing up tonight I discovered two little seen coins in our shop cash register. The first is a 1 Euro coin from Andorra, a tiny principality within the Spanish area near Barcelona. Mints: In even years, the coins were minted in Madrid (Spain), in odd years in Pessac (France) Casa de la Vall is a historical house in Andorra la Vella, Andorra. It is the headquarters of the General Council of Andorra. It lies just to the southwest of the Andorra National Library. It is a heritage property registered in the Cultural Heritage of Andorra. It was built in 1580 as a manor and tower defense by the Busquets family. In 1702 it was acquired by the "Consell de la Terra". The second coin is from Italy and features a reference to Europa and the bull from ancient mythology. The center of the coin features Europa and the bull, with Europa holding a pen signing the text of the European Constitution and the mintmark to the upper-left with the initials of the engraver to the lower-left. The date is in the top-right above the head of the bull and the monogram of the Italian Republic slightly off-center at the bottom with the words "COSTITUZIONE EUROPEA" forming a semicircle underneath the central image, with the twelve five-pointed stars around the outer ring representing the European Union.
