| Description : Toledo is the capital of the Spanish province of Toledo and
of the autonomous region of Castilla‐La Mancha and is located 65 km southwest of Madrid on the Tagus River. The
Puente de Alcántara bridge has served as the main access to the city since Roman times and was supplemented by the
Puente de San Martín in the late Middle Ages. The old town with the Cathedral of Santa María and the
Alcázar was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1986. The coin motif, designed by Alfonso Morales
Muñoz, depicts two Mudejar‐style monuments built in the second half of the 14th century. On the right is
the Puerta del Sol (Gate of the Sun) ‐ whose medallion above the archway depicts the ordination of Archbishop Ildefons,
considered the patron saint of Toledo. Under a sun ‐ and on the upper left is the wall above the gate shrine of the
El Tránsito synagogue (today it is the Museo Sefardí, a museum dedicated to the history of the Jews in Spain).
Towards the lower left is "ESPAÑA" (Spain) and below it the year of issue "2021". At the top right is the letter "M"
adorned with a crown, the mint mark of the Spanish mint Real Casa de la Moneda in Madrid. |
