Spain 10 Euros, 2009

Salvador Dali - Portrait of Picasso

Obverse Reverse

Information

Country Spain Spain
Currency Euro (2002 – 9999)
Coin type Non-circulating coin
Denomination 10 Euros
Year 2009
Ruler Juan Carlos I (1975–2014)
Composition Silver (.925)
Shape Round
Alignment Medal alignment ↑↑
Technique Milled
Weight (g) 27
Diameter (mm) 40

Description

10 Euros from Spain. Issued in 2009. Struck in Silver (.925). Measures 40 mm and weighs 27 g.

Obverse
On the obverse, common for the three pieces of 8 silver reales, the central scene of the work "Autorretrato con l'Humanité" (1923) is reproduced. In this painting, Dalí depicts himself dressed as a worker, in a provocative attitude, and recording his admiration for the revolutionary ideas of the time. (SPAIN Dalí 
2009)
Reverse
On the back of this second piece of 8 reals of silver and 10 euros of face value reproduces the work "Portrait of Pablo Picasso in the XXI century" (1947), oil that is part of the series of portraits of characters that this painter universal considered geniuses. (Spanish Painters
M
10 EURO)
Edge
Plain

Mintage & Variants

Date Mintage Comment Frequency
2009 M 10K Proof

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