show a portrait of King Juan Carlos I de Borbón y Borbón. Edge lettering of the €2 coin: 2**, repeated six times, alternately upright and inverted.

L’Unione europea prima dell’allargamento del 1° maggio 2004

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The then Head of the Spanish Government, Mr José María Aznar, presented a series of coins with three distinct national designs depicting famous Spanish dignitaries and architecture.