| Description : Spain's first large cathedral in Gothic style, built 1221‐1567,
has been considered a UNESO World Heritage Site since 1984. The Spanish national hero from the Reconquista (Reconquest)
period, Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar, known as El Cid was originally buried in Castile he was re‐interned in 1835 in Burgos
Cathedral. The coin motif, designed by Alfonso Morales Muñoz depicts the upper western facade and the
crossing tower. On the upper left‐hand side of the motif is "ESPAÑA" (Spain) and on the right‐hand side
the year of issue "2012", and below it the letter "M" adorned with a crown, the mint mark of the Spanish mint Real
Casa de la Moneda in Madrid. |