| Description : Santiago de Compostela, awarded UNESCO World Heritage Site
in 1985, is ‐ next to Rome and Jerusalem ‐ the most important Christian pilgrimage site reached by the Way of
St. James. The "Camino de Santiago" is part of a network of old European pilgrim routes that converge at the tomb of
St James in Galicia. The coin motif, designed by Alfonso Morales Muñoz, depicts a sculpture of Saint
James in the middle of the Holy Door above the Baroque west facade of the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela, which was
designed by Fernando de Casas in 1738‐1750. Five scallops are featured on the hat and cloak. On the left hand
side of the motif, forming an arch are the words "ESPAÑA" (Spain) and underneath the year of issue "2018". Below it
is the letter "M" adorned with a crown, the mint mark of the Spanish mint Real Casa de la Moneda in Madrid. |
