Traditionally, the independence of Andorra derives from a charter Charlemagne granted the people of Andorra in 808 in recognition of their help in battling the Moors. Andorra achieved its present size on September 8, 1278 when the Count of Foix (France) and the Bishop of Urgel agreed to share sovereignty over Andorra. Since the French Revolution, the French Republic took the function of the Counts of Foix. The condominium status was terminated in 1993 when Andorra became an independent state.
Both the French Franc (FRF) and the Spanish Peseta (ESP) circulate in Andorra; however, Spanish currency was predominant until the introduction of the Euro. The government of Andorra issued emergency banknotes during the Spanish Civil War, but has issued no banknotes since then. Andorra has recently begun issuing coins, denominated in Pesetas, though mainly for numismatic purposes. Although Andorra had two currencies, the Pesseta (ADP) tied to the Spanish Peseta, and the Andorran Diner (ADD) tied to the French Franc (FRF), these currencies existed in name only. In practice, Spanish Pesetas and French Francs circulated until 2002 and Euros beginning in 2002.
Andorra adopted the Euro (EUR) on January 1, 1999 along with France and Spain. Euro banknotes began circulating in Andorra on January 1, 2002. |
Here is a coin dated 1999 and valued at 1 Centim. The obverse of the coin features a winged figure carrying wheat. A symbolic image representing the United Nations 'Food and Agriculture Organization', or FAO. Since being founded in 1945, the FAO have focused special attention on developing rural areas, home to 70 percent of the world's poor and hungry people. The reverse shows the denomination in the center surrounded by a wreath.
- Weight: 1.29g
- Diameter: 20.27mm
- Material: Aluminum
- Edge: Plain
- Mint: NA
- Mintage: Not Listed
- Krause # KM-171
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