1.5 Euro (Wright Flyer)
Obverse
Wilbur Wright at the controls of the Wright Flyer in color, days before December 17, 1903, when he and his brother Orville made the first powered flight in history. The image is from the collection of the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum Archives. In outer ring geometric figures symbolizing the shapes of the clouds.
Lettering: WRIGHT FLYER ESPAÑA 2020
Reverse
Two-bladed propeller in central circle, in outer ring two turbines separated from each other by lines.
Lettering: HISTORIA DE LA AVIACIÓN 1,5 EURO M
Basic Information
Category
Coin
Ruler
Felipe VI (Wikidata)
Technique
Milled, Coloured
Orientation
medal
Demonetization
No
Face Value
1.5 Euros (Numeric: 1.5)
Series
History of aviation
References
KM #1486
Physical Characteristics
Composition
Copper-nickel
Weight
15 g
Size
33 mm
Shape
Round
Technical Details
Obverse Lettering
WRIGHT FLYER ESPAÑA 2020
Reverse Lettering
HISTORIA DE LA AVIACIÓN 1,5 EURO M
Market Prices by Year
| Date | 2020 |
|---|---|
| Mint | M |
| Mintage | 7,500 |
| G | - |
| VG | - |
| F | - |
| VF | - |
| XF | - |
| AU | - |
| UNC | 17.00EUR |
Comments
The North American brothers Wilbur and Orville Wright are considered the parents of aviation for having pioneered the first sustained flight in a heavier-than-air aircraft, the “Flyer I”, by taking to the air initially launched by a catapult and afterwards powered by a two-blade, twin propeller engine.
This historic milestone, which marked the start of aviation, took place on 17 December 1903 on the plains of Kitty Hawk in North Carolina (USA). The “Flyer I” remained in the air for 59 seconds and travelled 260 metres.
The Wright brothers’ greatest achievement for aviation was to succeed in controlling the turn by warping the wings and simultaneously turning the rudder and, of course, powering the aircraft with a combustion engine.
The plane reproduced in the coin was called Flyer and was used for testing the days before the final flight, being damaged in the last one.
