LAS ROZAS (MADRID), Feb. 21 (EUROPA PRESS) –
The Soccer City of Las Rozas (Madrid) was the scene this Wednesday of the presentation of the stamp and coin commemorating the historic victory of the women's team in the World Cup in Australia and New Zealand, “a small tribute” and “one more tribute “how deserved” that will serve to “commemorate an anniversary that must remain for posterity.”
The commemorative stamp, issued by Correos and which will have a circulation of 90,000 copies and with a face value of 6.45 euros, shows the image of the world champions at the time of receiving the trophy in Sydney. This, with the colors of the national flag, is the protagonist of the obverse of the 10 euro silver coin, on the reverse of which appears HM King Felipe VI, and which has been minted by the National Mint and Stamp Factory (FNMT).
Present at the event were the first vice president of the Government and Minister of Finance, María Jesús Montero, the Minister of Education, Vocational Training and Sports, Pilar Alegría; the president of the CSD, José Manuel Rodríguez Uribes, the president of the Post Office, Pedro Saura; the general director of the National Mint and Stamp Factory, Isabel Valldecabres; the president of the RFEF Management Commission, Pedro Rocha; in addition to the internationals and coaching staff, and the president of the Spanish Olympic Committee, Alejandro Blanco.
“We feel grateful and excited to have this stamp and a coin for a historic event. We are happy, but we have new challenges ahead of us and we are going to continue giving our all,” highlighted the captain of the national team Irene Paredes.
Pedro Rocha considered that this was “an important act for some players who marked a before and after, as did the coaching staff and Rafa del Amo (responsible for women's football at the RFEF).” “Keep working because you have the support of the Government,” he told the soccer players.
The Minister of Education, Vocational Training and Sports, Pilar Alegría, said she was “deeply proud” of each of the soccer players, whom she thanked for “grateful for those moments of hope and emotion” experienced at the World Cup.
“This tribute is for all of you. This small tribute because I know that you know that you have already left a very deep mark in the history of sport and we wanted with this small tribute to also be able to give back a minimum part of that emotion, of that illusion that you gave us. live,” Alegría continued.
The minister reminded the players that on August 20 they not only became “world champions” but also gave “a magnificent example for the entire country”, being “a before and after in the history of women's football.”
“The insignia, the seal and the coin that you are going to receive is a more than deserved tribute, but it is also a seal of a country that is committed to equality, recognition and also supporting women's sports. In that seal and in With that coin we recognize the magnificent work and the magnificent triumph of the world champions, but above all we also allow their legacy to remain permanently in the history of our country. You are the reference for a generation and you have shown that with work and With unity there is no barrier that stands in front of you,” Alegría highlighted.
Finally, the first vice president of the Government and Minister of Finance, María Jesús Montero, expressed her “satisfaction” and her “desire” to carry out this recognition of “girls who are the pride of the country.”
For the Minister of Finance, these 6,000 coins and the stamps will serve to “commemorate an anniversary that must remain for posterity.” “Family, friends, acquaintances and collectors will be able to have this 10 euro coin at their disposal that will allow them to preserve the memory of our soccer women,” she commented.
Montero recalled that this victory in the World Cup “was not just a victory of sporting success.” “It was also a victory for women, for the feminist movement, based on the awareness that was raised due to Jenni's (Hermoso) complaints, and on the other hand, also the solidarity displayed by all the girls, mainly young people, so that Indeed, women's soccer and all disciplines of women's sports have the same space, the same investment and the same dedication that they also have for our male colleagues. That was the great lesson,” he stated.