| Description : The Mudéjares (Arabic: mudağğan,
subservient) were Muslims who became ruled by the Christian kingdoms in Spain during the Reconquista (Reconquest). Although
socially discriminated against, the many artisans among them shaped a regional architectural technique with materials such
as bricks as well as building forms and decorations from Islamic architecture such as horseshoe arches, stalactite vaults,
ornaments and majolica decoration, this was combined with the style repertoire of the Romantic, Gothic or Rainaissance
periods. The Mudejar style reached its heyday between the 14th and 16th century. The coin motif depicts the El
Salvador bell tower of the church of San Martin in Teruel, built around 1320, which, along with other Mudejar buildings,
was awarded World Heritage Site status in 1986. At the top of the motif in a semi‐circle are the words "ARQUITECTURA
MUDÉJAR DE ARAGÓN" (Mudejar architecture of Aragon), to the left of the tower "ESPAÑA" (Spain) and on
the right is the letter "M" adorned with a crown, the mint mark of the Spanish mint Real Casa de la Moneda in Madrid
as well as the year of issue "2020". |
