2026-M S€10 / 8R Silver, Admiral Luis de Córdova 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

Luis de Córdova, commander of the Spanish fleet, who at the age of 73 inflicted the heaviest logistical blow the Royal Navy had ever suffered by capturing a British convoy of more than fifty ships bound for North America. He was later appointed Director General of the Navy and second Captain General of the Spanish Navy.

Reverse Description

The Santísima Trinidad, after a 19th-century engraving. Córdova’s flagship was the largest warship of its day: 61 meters long, 140 guns and a crew of more than a thousand men.

Source: Real Casa de la Moneda (Spanish Mint)