| Description : The coin, designed by Alfonso Morales Muñoz,
depicts the forest of columns in the interior of the Mezquita‐Catedral de Córdoba, built in 784‐987 (and
redesigned in the 16th century with the addition of a Gothic nave) in the Moorish Spain known as al Andalus.
The building is one of the largest former mosque buildings in the world, covering an area of approximately 23,000 square
metres. The old town of Córdoba with the Mezquita has been a UNESCO world heritage site since 1984. On the left side
of the motif is the letter "M" adorned with a crown, the mint mark of the Spanish mint Real Casa de la Moneda in
Madrid, below it is "ESPAÑA 2010" (Spain 2010). |
