μεταχειρισμενα 12 Euro 2003 - Juan Carlos I Constitution .

Issuer Spain
King Juan Carlos I (1975-2014)
Type Non-circulating coin
Year 2003
Value 12 Euro (12 EUR)
Currency Euro (2002-date)
Composition Silver (.925)
Weight 18 g
Diameter 33 mm
Shape Round
Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑
Number N# 8286
References KM# 1051

Commemorative issue
25th Anniversary of the Spanish Constitution

Obverse
Juan Carlos I and Sofia Effigies

Lettering:
JUAN CARLOS I Y SOFIA
· 2003 ·

Engraver: Alfonso Morales

Reverse
National arms above denomination

Lettering:
XXV ANIVERSARIO DE LA CONSTITUCIÓN ESPAÑOLA
1978 2003
M 12 EURO

Engraver: Manuel Martinez Tonero

Edge
Smooth

Mint
M Royal Mint of Spain (Real Casa de la Moneda), Madrid, Spain (1591-date)
Comments
The Spanish Constitution is the democratic law that is supreme in the Kingdom of Spain. It was enacted after its approval in a constitutional referendum, and it is the culmination of the Spanish transition to democracy. The Constitution of 1978 is one of about a dozen of other historical Spanish constitutions and constitution-like documents; however, it is one of two fully democratic constitutions (the other being the Spanish Constitution of 1931). It was sanctioned by King Juan Carlos I on 27 December, and published in the Boletín Oficial del Estado (the government gazette of Spain) on 29 December, the date in which it became effective. The promulgation of the constitution marked the culmination of the Spanish transition to democracy after the death of general Francisco Franco, on 20 November 1975, who ruled over Spain as a military dictator for nearly 40 years. This led to the country undergoing a series of political, social and historical changes that transformed the Francoist regime into a democratic state.