Spanish flower

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Photo of the front and back of a 50 pesetas coin
Example of the Spanish flower on the 50 peseta coin (1990-2000)

The shape of a coin, reminiscent of a blossom, is called the Spanish flower (Spanish flor española ). It has seven notches evenly distributed on the edge and goes back to a Spanish 50 peseta coin that was minted from 1991. This special coinage was introduced to make it easier for blind and visually impaired people to distinguish the coin from other values. Because of the seven notches ( heptagon ), the coin is numismatically “not round”.

The shape is known today in particular through its use in the 20-cent coin of euro money . This means that the 20-cent coin is the only coin in euro money that is not round - the 10 and 50-cent coins are numismatically “round” despite their notched edges.

Other examples of the use of the Spanish flower today are:

Web links

literature

  • Euro catalog, coins and banknotes 2005 . Leuchtturm Albenverlag 2004, ISBN 3-00-012679-1 .

Individual evidence

  1. New Fiji $ 2 coins in circulation next Monday ( Memento of the original from January 6, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , October 28, 2014. Retrieved January 6, 2015. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / fijione.tv