50 Euros (Cantar de Mío Cid - Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar statue)
Obverse
Equestrian statue of Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar (El Cid Campeador), exhibited in the city of Burgos and an image of the cathedral of this Castilian city.
Lettering: ESPAÑA 2007
Reverse
Scene with medieval trumpeters musicians under an arcade.
Lettering: M CANTAR DE MIO CID 50 EURO
Basic Information
Category
Coin
Ruler
Juan Carlos I (Wikidata)
Technique
Milled
Orientation
medal
Demonetization
No
Face Value
50 Euros (Numeric: 50)
Series
700th anniversary of Cantar de Mío Cid
References
KM #1138
Physical Characteristics
Composition
Silver (.925)
Weight
168.75 g
Size
73 mm
Shape
Round
Technical Details
Obverse Lettering
ESPAÑA 2007
Reverse Lettering
M CANTAR DE MIO CID 50 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.
