| Description : This coin commemorates the reform decree initiated by Guillem
d'Areny Plandolit (1822‐1876), which enabled the former aristocratic oligarchy to be replaced by the "General
Council of the Valleys" in 1866. This was one of the most important milestones in the country's history, which heralded a
social and political change in the Principality of Andorra. The coin motif, designed by the Fábrica Nacional de
Moneda y Timbre (FNMT) part of the Royal Mint Real Casa de la Moneda in Madrid, shows the main hall of the
Andorran Parliament Casa de la Vall and above it the lettering "150 ANYS DE LA NOVA REFORMA DE 1866"
(150th anniversary of the New Reform of 1866), the year of issue "2016" is below it and the name of the issuing
country "ANDORRA" at the bottom of the coin. Andorran coins are minted alternately in the countries of the Princes of
Andorra; in 2016 it was the turn of the Royal Mint Real Casa de la Moneda in Madrid. Due to organisational problems
the coin could not be issued until 2017. |
