Spanish Conquests

The Washington Post | November 8, 1991| | Copyright

FIVE HUNDRED years after Spanish conquistadors pulled gold and silver by the shipload out of the New World, Spain is ready to send some of its bounty back - in the form of gold and silver commemorative coins.

For the first time since 1905, the Spanish Mint is issuing sets of precious-metal coins - one series to mark the 500th anniversary of Christopher Columbus's arrival in the New World and another to mark the XXV Summer Olympic Games to be held in Barcelona next year. As with other events marking the Columbus Quincentenary, Spain has made a special effort for its coin programs to target ...

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