Coin "Bilbao"
| Name | Bilbao |
| Presented by | The Royal Spanish Mint |
| Nominal value | 5 euro |
| Metal | Silver 925° |
| Mintage | 20 000 |
| Production quality | Proof |
| Description of obverse and reverse | The obverse depicts the coat of arms of the city and year of issue “2011”. The reverse depicts the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao - museum of modern and contemporary art located in Bilbao, Basque Country, Spain. One of the most admired works of contemporary architecture, the building has been hailed as a "signal moment in the architectural culture", because it represents "one of those rare moments when critics, academics, and the general public were all completely united about something." |
| A brief annotation | The Royal Spanish Mint started 52-coin Series “Capitals of Spain”: In 2010 were launched coins: Almería, Huesca, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Santander, Ávila, Albacete, Barcelona, Ceuta, Melilla, Madrid. Pamplona, Alicante. In 2011 were launched coins: A Coruña, Badajos, Bilbao, Cádiz, Logroño, Murcia, Oviedo, Palma de Mallorca, Tenerife and Teruel. |
| Designer | Garbine Lopez |
| Producer | The Royal Spanish Mint |
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