Feature: Cordoba's historic centre – UNESCO World Heritage series

Description: The coin commemorates the first Spanish site – the historical centre of Cordoba – to be included in the UNESCO World Heritage list in 1984. It portrays the ‘forest of pillars’ of the Great Mosque-Cathedral of Cordoba, one of the greatest and oldest examples of Islamic art in Europe.  The coin is the first in a new series dedicated to the Spanish sites included in the UNESCO World Heritage list, which will be issued every year starting in 2010.

Issuing volume: 8.000.000 coins
Issuing date: January 2010