2026-M S€10 / 8R Silver, Admiral José Solano y Bote PR DCAM

A ten-coin program issued by the Royal Spanish Mint to mark the 250th anniversary of the independence of the United States, and to put on record the decisive part Spain played in it — from the campaigns of Bernardo de Gálvez on the Gulf Coast to the Spanish milled dollar that became the model for the first American dollar. Three coins were released in 2025 and seven in 2026.

Obverse Description

José Solano y Bote, whose escort in 1780 of a convoy of 105 ships carrying 12,500 soldiers to reinforce the front was regarded as a feat of seamanship. On his return to Spain he was made Marquis of El Socorro, and later became the ninth Captain General of the Spanish Navy.

Reverse Description

The fleet of one hundred ships that carried more than 12,000 soldiers to Florida. A year later the conquest of West Florida was completed at Pensacola under Bernardo de Gálvez.

Source: Real Casa de la Moneda (Spanish Mint)