200 Euros (Cantar de Mío Cid - Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar portrait)
Obverse
Anonymous portrait of Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar (El Cid Campeador), made in the 19th century.
Lettering: ESPAÑA 2007
Reverse
Fragment of the cover of the "Chronicle of the very hard-working gentleman El Cid ruy díaz campeador" which is kept in the National Library of Spain.
Lettering: M CANTAR DE MIO CID 200 EURO
Basic Information
Category
Coin
Ruler
Juan Carlos I (Wikidata)
Technique
Milled
Orientation
medal
Demonetization
No
Face Value
200 Euros (Numeric: 200)
Series
700th anniversary of Cantar de Mío Cid
References
KM #1139
Physical Characteristics
Composition
Gold (.999)
Weight
13.5 g
Size
30 mm
Shape
Round
Technical Details
Obverse Lettering
ESPAÑA 2007
Reverse Lettering
M CANTAR DE MIO CID 200 EURO
Comments
The "Cantar de Mío Cid" is an anonymous song that recounts heroic feats inspired by the last years of the life of the Castilian knight Don Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar. It is the first extensive narrative work of Spanish literature in a Romance language.
