5 euro – 12th Ibero-american Series: Historic Railways
Series: Spain – Ibero-American Series
The 12th Ibero-American Series "Encounter of Two Worlds", launched in 2020, is dedicated to "Historic Railways".
The obverse of the Spanish coin shows the Spanish coat of arms in a circle. Around it, the legend FELIPE VI KING OF SPAIN and the date of issue 2020. Surrounding the whole central theme, in alphabetical order, are the national coats of arms of the countries participating in this issue: Ecuador, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Paraguay, Peru, Portugal and Spain.
On the reverse there is a colour image of the replica of the Mataró locomotive, which is on display at the Catalan Railway Museum in Vilanova i la Geltrú. Above this image is the face value of the piece, 5 EURO, and on the right is the mint mark. At the top of the coin is the legend XII SERIE IBEROAMERICANA; below it is the legend LOCOMOTORA BARCELONA-MATARÓ. At the bottom of the coin are the words TRENES HISTÓRICOS.