The Spanish flower (, or , "
fluted smooth edge") is a type of
coin
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flan shape. It consists of a smooth edge separated into equal sections by seven indents. At least two coin issuers, the
European Union
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and
Fiji
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, have mentioned explicitly that the Spanish flower shape was chosen to help the visually-impaired. However, the
Polish commemorative coin has different technical specifications than the circulation issue, which makes it impractical in daily use. Therefore, the Spanish flower shape has novelty value only on this coin.
Origin
The Spanish 50
peseta coins issued between 1990 and 2000 were the first to feature the Spanish flower shape.
Coins with Spanish flower shape
* Spain, 50 pesetas 1990-1999
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Eurozone, 20 euro cent from 1999
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Azerbaijan, 10 qəpik from 2006
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New Zealand, 20 cents from 2006
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Malaysia, 50 sen from 2012
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Poland, 2 złote 2012, 50th anniversary of Radio of Poland
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Fiji, 2 dollars
* Sri Lanka, 2 Rupees, 2017
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Kazakhstan, 200 tenge, 2020
References
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Coins
Assistive technology