| Description : The coin motif depicts the coat of arms of the King of Spain.
The coat of arms shows a castle with three towers in the top left‐hand corner, symbolising the Kingdom of Castile,
which first seperated from the Kingdom of Leon ‐ represented by a lion in the top right‐hand corner ‐ in 1065.
The coat of arms of the Principality of Catalonia, founded in 1137 and part of the Crown of Aragon, is represented by
vertical stripes at the bottom left, and the Navarra chain at the bottom right represents the Kingdom of Navarre, founded
in 824. At the bottom is the pomegranate representing the Kingdom of Granada, founded in 1492. In the centre of the shield
is an oval with three lilies represents the Duchy of Anjou, which existed between 1360 and 1481, the king came from
the House of Bourbon‐Anjou and this duchy. The shield is surrounded by the chain of the Order of the Golden Fleece and
fixed at the bottom is the ram of the Order. On top of the shield is the crown is decorated with a cross on top of an orb.
On the left hand side of the motif, forming an arch are the words "ESPAÑA" (Spain), on the right hand side are the
words "50 ANIVERSARIO DE S.M. FELIPE VI". (50th birthday of King Felipe VI). At the top left 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.
At the bottom left is the year of issue "2018". |
