Spanish euro coins feature three different designs for each of the three series of coins. The minor series of 1, 2, and 5 cent coins were designed by Garcilaso Rollán, the middle series of 10, 20, and 50 cent coins by Begoña Castellanos, and the two major coins feature the portrait of King Felipe VI of Spain .

Spain’s coins feature three designs with effigies of the King, Miguel de Cervantes and the cathedral of Santiago de Compostela. There are three series of coins in circulation. All are valid. For the second series, the coins were slightly redesigned in 2010 in order to comply with the common guidelines issued by the European Commission.

This is a list of currency of Spain. The official currency of Spain since 2002 is the Euro. The basic and most prevalent unit of Spanish currency before the Euro was the Peseta. The first Peseta coins were minted in 1869, and the last were minted in 2011.

What is the currency in Spain? The currency in Spain is the euro. Each euro is divided into 100 cents. When you’re buying currency for Spain, look out for the currency code EUR. And once you’re in Spain, you’ll see the symbol € used to show prices.

Within the euro zone, each country is free to choose the design of the national side of its coins, but to ensure that they are immediately recognizable as euro coins they must include the twelve stars of the European flag, the identification of the issuing country and the year of issue.

Spain has updated the design of the Spanish national face of the 1 and 2 euro coins to be produced from 2015 in order to illustrate the change in the position of the Head of State. 1 and 2 euro coins from previous years featuring the old Spanish national face will remain valid.

Jan 1, 1999 · Spain joined the European Union in 1986 and was one of the first countries to adopt the euro on 1 January 1999. Euro area member since 1 January 1999. €1 = 166.386 ESP.

A complete list of euro coins released in Spain with detailed information about the design, mintmarks, specifications and the mintage of each coin

There are eight denominations of euro coins: 1, 2, 5, 10, 20 and 50 cents, and 1 and 2 euros. All euro coins have a common side and a national side, the latter of which is specific to each member state. Euro coins are legal tender throughout the euro area.

Spanish Euro Coins. Spain was one of the founding members of the Euro zone and started issuing coins in 2002. Some basic facts relating to Spain. Spanish Euro Coins have many interesting features, including the "Raised Arc" feature of the early coins and the "Cultural Heritage" Commemorative Series.