Spanish Mint has released a new commemorative coin dedicated to the next UNESCO World Heritage Site - Cave of Altamira. This is the sixth coin dedicated to UNESCO sites located in Spain.

New 2 evrov coin Spain

Altamira (La cueva de Altamira) - Cave in Spain with polychrome rock paintings of the Upper Palaeolithic (Solutrean). Located near Santillana del Mar in Cantabria, Spain, 30 km west of Santander. Cave with rock paintings of the late Paleolithic (Magdalenian, 15.8 thousand. BC. E.) - UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1985.

270 m long cave consists of a series of double corridors and halls. The main room is 18 m in length and from 2 to 6 m in height. Some time in the cave nobody lived except animals. Figures are images of bison, horses, pigs, handprints, and others. They are made with charcoal, ocher, hematite and other natural dyes. Figures are located on the ceiling and walls not only the main hall, but in the main hall and other rooms. Ancient artists used the natural contours of the wall to create a three-dimensional effect, perhaps it was due to their religious view of the world. Similar images found in caves Scandinavia Northern Italy.

New 2 evrov coin Spain

The reverse depicts a bull, which is one of the most common rock carvings cave. Bull applied to the metal of gold color on top of the inscription Spain (country issuer) in Spanish, at the bottom the year of issue - 2015. Around the bull rim silver, on which there are 12 stars, symbolizing the 12 countries of the European Union.

The obverse of the standard image evrov coins in circulation in the EU.

The coin is made of bimetal, diameter 25 to 75 mm and weighs 8.5 grams.