Monday, December 21, 2009

Royal Spanish Mint-2010 FIFA World Cup coin

The Royal Spanish Mint has been releasing 2010 FIFA World Cup coin set, a 2-escudos coin or 100 euro coin in .999 gold, and the other an 8-reales or 10 euro coin in .925 silver. The 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa is the 19th edition of this competition and the first time that it will be held on the African continent. Both of the coins minted in Proof quality, it also come in stylish jewel cases, each coin resting in its own case.

Fifa coin2010 Spanish teamPhoto by zimbio.com: Spain World cup qualifier team

The 2010 FIFA World Cup will be the 19th FIFA World Cup, the premier international football tournament. It is scheduled to take place between 11 June and 11 July 2010 in South Africa. This will be the first time that the tournament has been hosted by an African nation, after South Africa beat Morocco and Egypt in an all-African bidding process. Italy are the defending champions for World Cup. Spain World cup qualifier team is lucky because they have an easy qualification group match. They winning all their UEFA group 5 Match and in the world cup final will be in a Group H; another easy group for Spanish world cup team.

Obverse of the sterling silver coin: portrays the effigy of H.M. King Juan Carlos I.
Reverse of the sterling silver coin: against a background simulating the goalpost net in football, the figure of a goalkeeper is pictured throwing the ball and this latter is represented as the earth's globe.
Coin: 8 reales
Composition: .925 Silver
Face Value: 10 €
Weight: 27 g
Diameter: 40 mm
Quality: Proof
Mintage: 12,000
Price: 51,04 Euros

The obverse of the .999 gold coin: portrays the effigy of H.M. King Juan Carlos I.
The reverse of the .999 gold coin: shows the image of a football and an outline of the African continent.
Coin: 2 escudos
Composition: .999 Gold
Face Value: 100 €
Weight: 6.75 g
Diameter: 23 mm
Quality: Proof
Mintage: 6,000
Price: 225 Euros

Source: Royal Spanish Mint, Wikipedia, Zimbio

I wish I can have this for Christmas gift or villa holidays Andalucia for a night will also do. Do anyone know how much is a villa rentals in Spain? Good luck to Spain football team. Do your country will be playing in the world cup next year?