| Description : The palaces with their gardens, built by Nazarite sultans, are
the heart of the Alhambra in Granada. They were the seat of government and the private rooms of the Moorish rulers. The
Alhambra, together with the summer palace Palacio de Generalife and the Albaicín district, has been a
UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1984. The Lion Courtyard, designed at the end of the 14th century in the style of a
Persian Tschahār Bāgh, with its fountain supported by twelve lion sculptures, was chosen by designer Alfonso
Morales Muñoz as the coin motif. At the bottom is the name "ESPAÑA" (Spain) and the year of issue "2011",
and at the top is the letter "M" adorned with a crown, the mint mark of the Spanish mint Real Casa de la Moneda in
Madrid. |