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{{ define "content" }}
<header>
{{ template "navbar" . }}
<h1>{{ .T "Andorran Euro Coin Designs" }}</h1>
</header>
<main>
<div class="design-container">
<img alt="Andorran 1 euro cent coin" src="/designs/ad-001.avif"/>
<img alt="Andorran 50 euro cent coin" src="/designs/ad-050.avif"/>
</div>
<div class="design-container">
<img alt="Andorran 1 euro coin" src="/designs/ad-100.avif"/>
<img alt="Andorran 2 euro coin" src="/designs/ad-200.avif"/>
</div>
<p>
{{ .T `
On March of 2013 Andorra held a public design competition for all
denominations except for the €2 denomination which the government
pre-decided would bear the coat of arms of Andorra. Each set of
denominations had a theme that participants had to center their
designs around. These themes were:
` }}
</p>
<dl>
<dt>{{ .T "%s, %s, and %s"
(.Printer.M 0.01 false)
(.Printer.M 0.02 false)
(.Printer.M 0.05 false) }}</dt>
<dd>{{ .T "Andorran landscapes, nature, fauna, and flora" }}</dd>
<dt>{{ .T "%s, %s, and %s"
(.Printer.M 0.10 false)
(.Printer.M 0.20 false)
(.Printer.M 0.50 false) }}</dt>
<dd>{{ .T "Andorra’s Romanesque art" }}</dd>
<dt>{{ .Printer.M 1.00 false }}</dt>
<dd>{{ .T "Casa de la Vall" }}</dd>
</dl>
<p>
{{ .T `
The results of the design contest with a few modifications are what
became the coins that entered circulation in 2014. While each set
of denomations has its own design, all four designs promenantly
feature the country name ‘ANDORRA’ along the outer portion of the
design with the year of issue written underneath.
` }}
</p>
<p>
{{ .T `
The Andorran 1-, 2-, and 5 euro cent coins all feature the same
design of a Pyrenean chamois in the center of the coin with a
golden eagle flying above. Both animals are native to Andorra as
well as the surrounding regions of France and Spain.
` }}
</p>
<p>
<!-- TODO: Can we find a photo of the rejected design with a source? -->
{{ .T `
The Andorran golden cents feature the Romanesque church of Santa
Coloma. The church is the oldest in Andorra, dating back to the
9th century and is a UNESCO World Heratige site. Originally these
coins were planned to depict an image of Christ, but that plan
failed to go through after objections from the European Commission
on grounds of religious neutrality on August 2013.
` }}
</p>
<p>
{{ .T `
The 1 Euro coin features the Case de la Vall: the former
headquarters of the General Council of Andorra. It was constructed
in 1580 as a manor and tower defense by the Busquets family.
` }}
</p>
<p>
{{ .T `
Finally, the 2 Euro coin features the coat of arms of Andorra. The
Andorran coat of arms is a grid of 4 other coats of arms which from
top-to-bottom, left-to-right are:
` }}
<ul>
<li>The arms of the Bishop of Urgell</li>
<li>The arms of the Count of Foix</li>
<li>The arms of Catalonia</li>
<li>The arms of the Viscounts of Béarn</li>
</ul>
{{ .T `
The bottom of the coat of arms has the motto ‘VIRTVS VNITA FORTIOR’
(‘UNITED VIRTUE IS STRONGER’).
` }}
</p>
</main>
{{ end }}
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