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Spain is a country in southwestern Europe. It is a country with very different cultures, languages, eating habits and climates. Spain started minting euro coins in 1999.

Spain has issued 16 regular coins and 29 commemorative coins.

Spain 1999 - 2015

The Spanish euro coins feature three different designs: the €1 and €2 coins depict King Juan Carlos I, the 10, 20 and 50 cent coins feature the portrait of Miguel de Cervantes (author of Don Quixote), and the 1, 2 and 5 cent coins show the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela (a UNESCO World Heritage site).

Spain 2015 - ...

Following King Juan Carlos I's abdication in 2014, the €1 and €2 coins now feature a portrait of the new monarch, King Felipe VI, while the 1, 2, 5, 10, 20 and 50 cent coins retain their previous designs.