2 euro – 4th centenary of the first edition of Miguel de Cervantes’ The ingenious gentleman Don Quixote of La Mancha

The year 2005 marks the 4th Centenary of the first edition of «The Ingenious Gentleman Don Quixote of la Mancha » by Miguel de Cervantes, one of the masterpieces of world literature. The 2005 release of the 2-Euro coin is dedicated to the literary work "The Ingenious Gentleman Don Quixote of La Mancha". The obverse portrays Don Quixote, lance in hand, against a background of windmills..