50 euro - 5th Centenary of Isabella I of Castile
Series: Spain - Silver 50 euro coins
The year 2004 marks the 500th anniversary of the death of Isabella "the Catholic", Queen of Castile between 1474 and 1504, and an outstanding figure in the history of Spain. The obverse portrays the bust of Queen Isabella I of Castile in profile and a view of the castle of La Mota. The reverse shows a fragment of the painting "The surrender of Granada" by Francisco Pradilla Ortiz that hangs in the Palacio del Senado.