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We plan to open our fourth museum in Girona dedicated to Catalan painters, says a world-famous art collector Carmen Thyssen whose collection is estimated to be worth 2 billion dollars

Last week, the inauguration of the third exhibition of paintings “Femina Feminae”, including 29 paintings dedicated to woman’s beauty, took place in The Carmen Thyssen Museum in Andorra. The owner of the collection, Andorran resident, María del Carmen Rosario Soledad Cervera y Fernández de la Guerra, Dowager Baroness Thyssen-Bornemisza de Kászon et Impérfalva, popularly known …

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In honor of the 25th anniversary of the Constitution, Andorra issues three coins – gold (50 euros), silver (5 euros) and copper-nickel (2 euros)

In honor of the 25th anniversary of the Constitution, Andorra issues three coins – gold (50 euros), silver (5 euros) and copper-nickel (2 euros). Andorra celebrates the Constitution day on 14th March.

The Minister of Finance of Andorra Jordi Cinca said at a press conference, gold coins of 50 euros will be issued in the volume …

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Andorra issued its own new coins on January 8, 2015

Andorra issued its own new coins on 8th January, 2015. Notably, 2 500 purchase orders were registered on the official web-page of the Government of Andorra only two days after the start of allotment. It was possible to purchase the coins at par (3.88 euros per coin) on the official web-page of the Government. Only citizens …

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New national euro coins will emerge in Andorra in 2015

 

The Prime Minister of the Principality Antoni  Marti took part in the festive events dedicated to the presentation of new euro coins of Andorra. He claimed that «the right for Andorran euro coin mintage is an important step towards sovereignty reinforcement on the one hand as well as to the consolidation of relations with Europe …

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Coin collecting: Andorra money. Euro

Andorra money: characteristics of the Euro coins

Coin collecting

The characteristics of a coin “2 euros”

* Nominal value: 2 Euro
* Outside composition: copper-Nickel
* Inside composition: Nickel-brass
* Weight: 8,50 g
* The diameter: 25.75 mm
* Edge: engraving “2” repeated 6 times and is oriented alternately upwards and downwards
* Mint date: 2014
* Issue volume: 500,000 pieces
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