| Description : Santa Maria del Naranco is a pre‐Romanesque building at
the foot of Monte Naranco, near Oviedo, the capital of Asturias. It was built in the middle of the 9th century under
the Asturian King Ramiro I (842‐850) as the belvedere of a complex of palaces and was later consecrated as a church.
The coin motif shows the eastern facade with its loggia containing the altar and the northern facade with staircase. In
1985, the churches of Santa Maria del Naranco, San Miguel de Lillo, San Julián de los Prados and Santa Christina de
Lena (as monuments of Orviedo and the Kingdom of Asturias) were awarded UNESCO World Heritage Sites status. At the top of
the motif forming an arch are the words "ESPAÑA" (Spain) the coin issuing country and below it to the right is the
year of issue "2017". 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. |
