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Description:
Obverse
The common obverse for this series of 10 euro coins reproduces an image of Don Quixote de la Mancha reading, sitting on some books.
Reverse
On the back of this first piece, an interpretation of the chapter known as "The adventure of the windmills" is reproduced, in which Don Quixote is represented being knocked off the horse by the blade of a windmill.
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