| Description : In 1563‐1584, on the initiative of King Philip II of
Spain and according to plans by Juan Bautista de Toledo, the largest Renaissance building in the world was built, El Escorial
Palace, in the north‐west of the Madrid region. The coin motif, designed by Alfonso Morales Muñoz, depicts
a southern view of the El Escorial Palace and Convent palace complex, with its two bell towers and the church dome, with
olive trees growing on the hillside in front. At the top of the motif is "ESPAÑA" (Spain), to the right of it is the
year of issue "2013" and below it the letter "M" adorned with a crown, the mint mark of the Spanish mint Real Casa de
la Moneda in Madrid. |
