Andorra 2 euro 2017 100 years old anthem of Andorra

Andorra 2 euro 2017 year. 100 years of Andorran hymn.

Andorra, the full official form The Principality of Andorra is one of the miniature states of Europe that has no access to the sea, located in the eastern Pyrenees between France and Spain, and associated with them. The name of the country comes from the Basque. andurrial - "wasteland".

The hymn of Andorra is the composition "El Gran Carlemany" ("Charlemagne"). Approved officially as an anthem on September 8, 1921.

The author of the words: Cardinal Juan Batista Benloc-y-Vivo (1864-1926), Bishop of Urgell - co-governor of Andorra. The author of music: Enrik Marfan Bons (1871-1942).

Obverse: The expanded map of the EU countries, the version of the sample 2007, 12 stars (according to the original number of countries in the eurozone) and 6 parallel lines - a symbol of stability. The nominal value of the coin is "2 EURO".

Reverse: in the center, on the background of a floral ornament, part of the hymn of Andorra, its first notes, which were published in 1914. The inscription "Himne Andorra" (Andorra's Hymn) is divided by the image of the hymn notes, at the top of the year the issue of the coin "2017" and the inscription "100 anys de l'himne d'Andorra" (the 100th anniversary of the Andorran hymn).

Release date: December 2017