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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;chrisild, post: 819966, member: 39&quot;]Guess it will be difficult to list each and every coin here that has ever been issued and depicts Columbus. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> But Spain for example did issue Columbus coins before 2006 - not in euro though.</p><p><br /></p><p>In and around 1992, the Spanish mint made various &quot;Quinto Centenario&quot; collector coins to commemorate Columbus. Among these pieces, some depict Columbus, for example a 2000 pesetas silver coin in 1989:</p><p><a href="http://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n241/vivescortada/varios/zcolon-1.jpg" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n241/vivescortada/varios/zcolon-1.jpg" rel="nofollow">http://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n241/vivescortada/varios/zcolon-1.jpg</a></p><p><a href="http://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n241/vivescortada/varios/zcolonrev-1.jpg" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n241/vivescortada/varios/zcolonrev-1.jpg" rel="nofollow">http://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n241/vivescortada/varios/zcolonrev-1.jpg</a></p><p><br /></p><p>In the 1991 Ibero-American series, the coins from Cuba and Venezuela feature Columbus, while some other countries show the ships, a map etc. And in 2006 Spain even issued six coins showing Columbus: the €12 piece you mentioned (which was available at face), plus three €10 coins, one €50 beast, and one €400 gold piece. &quot;Beast&quot;? Yep, the diameter is 73 mm ...</p><p><br /></p><p>By the way, as part of its Discoveries series, Portugal had two 200 escudos coins showing Columbus, one in 1991, one in &#039;92. This is the earlier one:</p><p><a href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/img6/145-658.jpg" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/img6/145-658.jpg" rel="nofollow">http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/img6/145-658.jpg</a></p><p><br /></p><p>And since Columbus was born in Genoa, Italy also issued a couple of coins around 1992: a 200 lire piece in 1989, and four 500 lire coins between 1989 and 1992.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here is another image of the San Marino coin you mentioned:</p><p><a href="http://ec.europa.eu/economy_finance/images/image8492.gif" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://ec.europa.eu/economy_finance/images/image8492.gif" rel="nofollow">http://ec.europa.eu/economy_finance/images/image8492.gif</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Christian[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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