THE EURO
The Euro is now the common currency of over a dozen European
nations.
Their old currency; Francs, Lire, Drachma, Marks, etc. have been
withdrawn. The new Euro coins of each nation has their own
unique
designs on one side of their Euro coin, the other side is the
same
for all nations. A Euro coin of one nation can be used in any other
Euro nation. All Euro nations use the same
banknotes. The conversion to
the Euro was the largest currency conversion ever. As might
be
expected, it has sparked a lot of collector interest in both the new
Euro coins and the previous coins issued by each nation.
ESTONIA EURO COIN
SET
On
January 1, 2011, Estonia became newest nation to officially utilize the
Euro and issue Euro coins. All eight standard Euro coins
feature
a map of Estonia on one side, and the standard Euro designs featuring
maps of Europe on the other. The 8 coin set, dated 2011,
includes
the 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 50 Euro cent and the bi-metallic 1 and 2 Euro
coins.
Item
EE-EUSET ESTONIA 8 COIN EURO SET, 2011 UNC. $18.50
Also see:
PRE-EURO
COINS OF ESTONIA
SLOVAK
REPUBLIC EURO COIN SET
On January 1, 2009, The Slovak Republic, also known as Slovakia,
officially adopted the Euro. Like the other Euro coins,
it utilizes the standard Euro design on one side and its own designs on
the other. The bi-metallic 1 and 2 Euro coins show
the
Slovak arms, which feature a double cross or Patriarchal cross, on a
stylized three-peaked mountain. The double cross is a symbol of
Christian religion that dates back to the Byzantine Empire whose
missionaries brought Christianity to the region. The hills
represent the three symbolic Slovak mountain ranges: Tatra, Fatra,
Matra (though last one is actually in Hungary). The 10, 20 and 50
Eurocent picture the famed Bratislava Castle. The 1, 2 and 5
Eurocent pictures Krivan, a peak in the Tatra mountains that has long
symbolized the Slovak nation. The peak is accessible to
hikers
and provides magnificent views. We also offer the previous
Euro
sets below:
Item
SK-EUSET SLOVAK
8 COIN EURO SET, 2009 UNC. out
Also see:
PRE-EURO
COINS OF
THE SLOVAK
REPUBLIC
CYPRUS AND MALTA EURO SETS
I
Item
CY-EUSET CYPRUS
8 COIN EURO SET, 2008 UNC. $18.00
Item
MT-EUSET MALTA
8 COIN EURO SET, 2008
UNC. $17.00
For Cyprus and Malta
pre-Euro Coins
please see:
CYPRUS
COIN SET
MALTA COIN SET
SLOVENIA EURO
COIN SET
Item
SI-EUSET
SLOVENIA 8 COIN EURO SET, 2007
UNC. $16.00
For Slovenia pre-Euro
Coins please see:
WILDLIFE FEATURED ON OBSOLETE COINS
OF SLOVENIA
SLOVENIA COMMEMORATIVE COIN SET
SLOVENIA
HONORS ITS FIRST AVIATOR ON
BI-METALLIC 3 EURO COIN
The
100th anniversary of the
first flight of a Slovenian aviator commemorated on this 2009 32mm
bimetallic 3 Euro coin. Aviator Edvard Rusjan is pictured on
one side of the coin, along with the name of the airplane he built for
the flight; Eda 1. The other side gives the impression of a
rapidly spinning airplane propeller, along with the date and
denomination.
Item SI-3E09
SLOVENIA 3 EUROS 2009 EDVARD RUSJAN, UNC. $9.95
SLOVENIA 2008
COMMEMORATIVE BI-METAL
2 & 3 EURO COINS
Slovenia
minted a pair of comemorative bi-metallic coins in
2008. The 2 Euro
honors the 500th anniversary of the birth of Primoz Trubar. Trubar was
the founder of the Protestant church in Slovenia and an important
writer in the Slovene language. He was the author of the
first printed Slovene language book and he helped consolidate the
Slovene language. One side of the coin bears his bust, the
other has the common 2 Euro reverse used throughout the Euro
area. The 2008 3 Euro commemorates Slovenia’s six month reign
as President of the European Union, from January to June of
2008. The position is a six month term, which rotates among
the members of the European Union. The post has virtually no
power, but it provides a good excuse for striking a coin. The
coin features a star on one side, and a field of stars on the other,
representing the members of the European Union. Both coins
are Uncirculated.
Item SI-2E08
SLOVENIA 2 EUROS 2008 PROMOZ TRUBAR, UNC.
$12.00
Item SI-3E08
SLOVENIA 3 EUROS 2008 EU PRESIDENCY, UNC.
$12.00
EURO COIN SETS - THE
ORIGINAL 12 EURO MEMBERS
Each set contains the eight standard Euro coins issued by each Euro
member nation. Each set contains the 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 50 euro
cent and the bi-metallic 1 and 2 Euros. Dates are mixed.
The coins are Uncirculated, but are not in any fancy
packaging.
Item
AT-EUSET AUSTRIA 8 COIN EURO SET, 2008 UNC. $15.00
Item
BE-EUSET BELGIUM 8 COIN EURO SET
UNC. $17.00
Item
FI-EUSET FINLAND 8 COIN EURO SET,
2010 UNC. $17.00
Item
FR-EUSET FRANCE 8 COIN EURO SET UNC. $22.00
Item
DE-EUSET GERMANY 8 COIN EURO SET
UNC. $17.00
Item
GR-EUSET GREECE 8 COIN EURO SET, 2008
UNC. $17.00
Item
IE-EUSET IRELAND 8 COIN EURO SET
UNC. $17.00
Item
IT-EUSET ITALY 8 COIN EURO SET, 2008
UNC. $16.00
Item
LU-EUSET LUXEMBOURG 8 COIN EURO SET UNC. $14.00
Item
NL-EUSET NETHERLANDS 8 COIN EURO SET UNC. $15.00
Item
PT-EUSET PORTUGAL 8 COIN EURO SET
UNC. $17.00
Item
ES-EUSET SPAIN 8 COIN EURO SET, 2009 UNC. $16.00
Item
EURO-ALL SPECIAL, ALL 12 OF THE ABOVE EURO
SETS (96 coins) UNC.
$189.00
DANSCO
ALBUM FOR EURO COINS
This
heavy duty album from Dansco will house all 96 coins from the eight
original
Euro
nations in one attractive bookshelf coin album. The six page
album
has spaces for the eight Euro coins from each of the 12 Euro nations.
Each
page houses can hold 2 sets of 8 Euro coins. It is an
attractive
and
convenient
way to house your Euro coins. With the new EU
members
starting to issue Euro coins, and with the existing Euro members
issueing coins each year, we are now offering extra pages for your
Dansco Euro album. Each page can hold 2 sets of 8 Euro coins.
Item
DANSCO-EURO DANSCO EURO COINAGE ALBUM $29.95
Item
DANSCO-EUROPAGE PAGE FOR DANSCO EURO ALBUM $5.25
SLEEVE
FOR EURO COIN SET
This attractive sleeve will safely hold all eight regular euro coins
from
any of the 12 euro nations. The cardboard holder slides into a clear
plastic
sleeve to protect and display your coins. The holder features a map of
Europe and the flags of the 12 euro nations. It turns your
euro
coins
into an attractive display or gift.
Item
EUROSLEEVE SLEEVE FOR ALL EIGHT EURO COINS $1.99
2 EUROS
COMMEMORATIVE COINS
Members of the Euro started to issue circulating 2 Euro
commemorative
coins in 2004. The coins have the same
specifications as
the
regular 2 Euro and use the standard 2 Euro design on one side and the
commemorative
design on the other. They are the only commemorative coins
allowed to circulate within all the Euro member nations. Each country
may issue a maximum of one national commemorative 2 Euro per year.
Some years there is an additional issue when all the Euro
members issue a commemorative on the same theme with similar designs.
Most countries do not issue coins every year.
These
bi-metallic coins have become a popular collectible as they are an
interesting and affordable series with a wide variety of
designs.
Item
BE-2E08 BELGIUM 2 EURO 2008 HUMAN RIGHTS
UNC. $8.00
Item
BE-2E09 BELGIUM 2 EURO 2009 LOUIS BRAILLE
UNC. $8.00
Item
BE-2E11 BELGIUM
2 EUROS 2011 WOMEN'S DAY UNC. $8.50
ItemFI-2E10
FINLAND 2 EURO 2010 150th
ANNIVERSARY OF FINNISH CURRENCY
UNC. $11.00
Item
FI-2E11 FINLAND
2 EUROS 2011 200th ANNV. OF NATIONAL BANK $8.00
Item
FR-2E11 FRANCE
2 EUROS 2011 DAY OF MUSIC UNC. $8.50
Item
DE-2E07 GERMANY 2 EURO 2007-G
MECKLENBURG-VORPOMMERN UNC. $8.50
Item
DE-2E08 GERMANY 2 EURO 2008-G HAMBURG UNC. $8.00
Item
DE-2EEMU
GERMANY 2 EURO 2009-F EUROPEAN
MONETARY UNION
UNC. $8.50
Item DE-2E10 GERMANY
2 EUROS 2010-D BREMEN UNC. $9.00
Item
GR-2E04 GREECE 2 EURO 2004 ATHENS OLYMPICS,
KM209 UNC. $8.00
Item
GR-2E10 GREECE
2 EUROS 2010 BATTLE OF MARATHON UNC. $8.50
Item
GR-2E11 GREECE
2 EUROS 2011 SPECIAL OLYMPICS UNC. $10.50
Item
IT-2E04 ITALY 2 EURO 2004 50th ANNIV.
OF WORLD FOOD PROGRAM, KM237 UNC. $8.50
Item
IT-2E05 ITALY 2 EURO 2005 EUROPEAN
CONSTITUTIONS, KM245 UNC. $8.50
Item
IT-2E08 ITALY 2 EURO 2008 HUMAN RIGHTS $8.00
Item
IT-2E09 ITALY 2 EURO 2009 LOUIS BRAILLE
UNC. $8.00
Item
IT-2E11 ITALY
2 EUROS 2011 ITALIAN UNIFICATION UNC. $8.50
Item
LU-2E06 LUXEMBOURG 2 EURO 2006 GUILLAUME'S
25th BIRTHDAY, KM88, UNC. $8.00
Item
LU-2E08 LUXEMBOURG 2 EURO 2008 CHATEAU DE
BERG
UNC. $8.50
Item
LU-2E11 LUXEMBOURG 2 EUROS 2011 GRAND DUKE
JEAN UNC. $8.50
Item
NL-2E11 NETHERLANDS 2 EUROS 2011 ERAMUS UNC. $8.50
Item
PT-2E08 PORTUGAL 2 EURO 2008 HUMAN RIGHTS
UNC. $8.00
Item
PT-2E-10 PORTUGAL 2 EURO 2010 100th
ANNIVERSARY OF REPUBLIC
UNC. $8.00
Item PT-2E11 PORTUGAL
2 EUROS 2011 FERNAO MENDES PINTO
UNC. $18.00
Item
SK-2E11 SLOVAK 2 EUROS 2011 VISEGARD GROUP
UNC. $8.50
Item
SI-2E08 SLOVENIA 2 EURO 2008 PROMOZ TRUBAR
UNC. $12.00
Item
SI-2E11 SLOVENIA 2 EUROS 2011 FRANC ROZMAN
UNC. $8.50
Item
ES-2E05 SPAIN 2 EURO 2005 DON QUIXOTE,
KM1063, UNC. $8.00
Item
ES-2E11 SPAIN 2 EUROS 2011 ALHAMBRA UNC. $8.50
EUROPEAN UNION’S 10th
ANNIVERSARY 2 EURO COIN SET
To
celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Euro, each of the 16 Euro members
issued commemorative bi-metallic 2 Euro coins. The coins all
have a similar design featuring a stick figure and a Euro
symbol. The name of the country appears above the figure, and
the acronym EMU translated into the national language(s) and the dates
1999-2009 below. The twelve stars of the European Union surround the
design on the outer ring. The reverse of the coins has map of
Europe. This 16 coin set includes coins from Austria,
Belgium, Cyprus, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy,
Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia and
Spain. Due to a law requiring that the Grand Duke’s portrait
appears on all coins, the Luxembourg issue features a multi-viewing
image, when the coin is tilted one way the Duke’s portrait appears,
when tilted another the standard design appears.
Item
EURO-2E09 EUROPEAN UNION: ALL 16 10th ANNV. 2
EURO COINS, UNC.
$120.00
FINLAND HONORS LAPLAND
Lapland
is the northernmost and largest region of Finland.
Finland honored it on this bi-metallic 2011 5 Euro coin. One
side features the antlers of a reindeer and a series of small drawings
based on the native Sami mythology. The other side pictures
the regions arms, which depicts a half-naked Wildman carrying a large
club. The 27.25mm coin has a mintage of only
100,000 pieces and is Uncirculated.
Item
FI-LAP FINLAND 5 EUROS 2011 LAPLAND, UNC.
$19.50
100th
ANNIVERSARY SCOUTING COIN FROM PORTUGAL
2007 marks the 100th anniversary of the Scouting movement, founded by
Robert Baden-Powell in England. To commemorate the
event Portugal
issued an this silver 5 Euro coin with a modernistic portrait of
Lord Baden-Powell on one side and the Portuguese Arms and the Scouting
logo
on the other.
Item
PT-SCOUT PORTUGAL
5 EURO 2007 SCOUTING SILVER
BU $29.95
VATICAN 2010
OFFICIAL EURO COIN SETS
The
Vatican euro coins are
some of the most difficult to obtain of the entire Euro
series. The coins are quite popular with Euro collectors and
Catholics everywhere and the mintages are quite small. The
coins are sold in sets, rather than released to the general
public. The coins picture Pope Benedict XVI on the obverse
and have the common Euro reverse. The 2010 Vatican
Proof set contains 8 coins,
1 eurocent to 2 euro, plus a large, high relief, 40mm, 45 gram sterling
silver medal honoring Baroque artist Caravaggio. The medal is
available only in the Proof set. The Proof Set comes in a
plush green case and has a mintage of only 15,000. Each year
we get a very limited allocation of sets, and each year we sell out. In
2010 the Vatican started a new program, called the Coin Card, where a
BU example of one denomination of a regular issue coin is offered
individually in a card. The 2010 offering is the 50
Eurocent. It is the least expensive Vatican Euro coin
available. Prior to the Coin Card program the only way to get
a single Vatican Euro coin was to break up a set or get a commemorative
2 Euro coin.
Item
VA-PF10 VATICAN 2010 PROOF SET, 8 COINS +
MEDAL out
Item
VA-50c-10 VATICAN 2010 50 EUROCENT IN COIN
CARD
$12.00
VATICAN 2011
OFFICIAL EURO COIN SETS 
The Vatican
euro coins are some of the most difficult to obtain of the entire Euro
series. The coins are quite popular with Euro collectors and
Catholics everywhere and the mintages are quite small. The
coins are sold in sets and are not released into circulation.
The coins picture Pope Benedict XVI on the obverse and have the common
Euro reverse. The 2011 Vatican mint set contains 8 coins, 1
eurocent to 2 Euro in a brown folder. It has a mintage of
just 94,000 sets. Because of the low mintages and
the popularity of both Euro coins and Vatican coins the sets
sell out quickly.
Item
VA-MS11 VATICAN 2011 8 COIN MINT SET IN BROWN
CARD $149.50
SAN MARINO EURO SET
San Marino
is the world's oldest Republic. It is not a member
of the Euro, but because of a pre-existing treaty with Italy it is
allowed to issue a very limited number of Euro coins each year, which
are popular with collectors. This unpackaged,
mixed date set features the eight regular issue Euro coins issued by
San Marino. The designs of the coins feature the history and monuments
of this tiny, hill-top nation. The bi-metallic 2 Euro the
Palazzo Pubblico
(Government Building) on the
obverse. The
Palazzo Pubblico, completed in 1894, serves both as San Marino's town
hall
and the seat of the Republic of San Marino's main institutional and
administrative bodies and is where official State ceremonies take
place. The bi-metallic 1 euro features the arms of San
Marino. The 50 Euro cent features the three hilltop towers on
Monte Titano that are featured in the nation's coat-of-arms.
The 20 Euro cent pictures St. Marinus, a Christian Roman
stonecutter who founded San Marino as a monastic community in 301AD in
order to escape the persecution of Christians
by Emperor Diocletian. The 10 Euro cent pictures
the Basilica di San Marino. The Guaita Tower is
featured on the 5 Euro cent. It is the oldest of the three
towers, having been constructed in the 11th century. The 2 Euro Cent
pictures national hero Stefano Gallietti. The 14th century
Montale
tower, the smallest and newest of the three towers, is on the 1 Euro
cent. The standard Euro designs are on the reverses.
The coins date from 2006 to 2011 and are Uncirculated.
Item
SM-EUSET SAN MARINO 8 COIN EURO SET 1 EURO
CENT - 2 EUROS UNC.
$35.00
Item
SM-2E SAN MARINO 2 EUROS 2011 KM486
UNC. $12.50
Also see:
SAN MARINO PRE-EURO COIN SET
CYPRUS CELEBRATES THE EUROPEAN UNION
Cyprus had not yet adopted the Euro as its currency, so it was
unable to issue a 50th Anniversary of the Treaty of Rome 2 Euro coin in
2007. Instead it issued commemorative 39mm 1 Pound
coins.
One side featured a design based on the 2 Euro Treaty of Rome coins,
while the other has the Cyprus arms. The coin was issued in
two
versions. A sterling silver Proof version with a mintage of
only
5000 pieces and a copper-nickel Brilliant Uncirculated version that
with a mintage of 10,000 pieces.
Item
CY-EU07-AR CYPRUS 1 POUND 2007 SILVER
PROOF out
Item
CY-EU07-CN CYPRUS 1 POUND 2007 COPPER-NICKEL
BU $18.50
PRE-EURO COINS OF
THE ORIGINAL EURO MEMBERS
There will no longer be French Francs, German Marks, and Italian Lire.
Those nations that converted to the Euro have withdrawn their coins
from circulation and replaced it with the Euro. We are
pleased to
offer you coin sets from each of the Euro members. These coins are no
longer in circulation and can no longer be easily obtained.
Item
S-AU-SET5 AUSTRIA 5 COIN SET: 10 GROSCHEN -
10 SCHILLING 1996-1998 XF-UNC. out
Item
S-BE-SET5 BELGIUM 5 COIN SET: 25 CENTIMES -
10 FRANCS 1955-1998 XF-UNC $6.00
Item
S-FI-SET5 FINLAND 5 COIN SET: 10 PENNI - 10
MARKKA 1991-2000 UNC. $19.50
Item
S-FR-SET3 FRANCE 3 COIN SET: 5 - 20 CENTIMES
1985-1997 UNC. $2.50
Item
S-DE-SET6 GERMANY 6 COIN SET: 1 PFENNIG - 1
MARK 1990-96 UNC. out
Item
S-GR-SET5 GREECE 5 COIN SET: 1-20
DRACHMAI
1990-2000 UNC. $4.50
Item
S-IE-SET7 IRELAND 7 COIN SET: 1 PENCE - 1
POUND 1996-2000 UNC.
$29.50
Item
S-IT-SET8 ITALY 8 COIN SET: 5 - 1000 LIRE
1988-1999 UNC. out
Item
S-LU-SET4 LUXEMBOURG 4 COIN SET: 25 CENTIMES
- 10 FRANCS, 1954-90 UNC.
$7.50
Item
S-NL-SET5 NETHERLANDS 5 COIN SET: 5 CENTS - 2
1/2 GULDEN 1980-1984 UNC. $8.00
Item
S-PT-SET7 PORTUGAL 7 COIN SET: 1 - 200
ESCUDOS 1998-2000 UNC. $19.50
Item
S-ES-SET8 SPAIN 8 COIN SET: 1 - 500 PESETAS
1990-2001 UNC. $25.00
Item
PRE-ALL ALL 12 OF THE ABOVE PRE-EURO
COIN SETS out
ALSO SEE:
FOR PRE-EURO
COINS OF THE NEW EURO MEMBERS, PLEASE SEE:
CYPRUS COIN SET
MALTA COIN SET
PRE-EURO
COINS OF
THE SLOVAK
REPUBLIC
WILDLIFE FEATURED ON OBSOLETE COINS
OF SLOVENIA
Lapland
is the northernmost and largest region of Finland.
Finland honored it on this bi-metallic 2011 5 Euro coin. One
side features the antlers of a reindeer and a series of small drawings
based on the native Sami mythology. The other side pictures
the regions arms, which depicts a half-naked Wildman carrying a large
club. The 27.25mm coin has a mintage of only
100,000 pieces and is Uncirculated.
The
Vatican euro coins are
some of the most difficult to obtain of the entire Euro
series. The coins are quite popular with Euro collectors and
Catholics everywhere and the mintages are quite small. The
coins are sold in sets, rather than released to the general
public. The coins picture Pope Benedict XVI on the obverse
and have the common Euro reverse. The 2010 Vatican
Proof set contains 8 coins,
1 eurocent to 2 euro, plus a large, high relief, 40mm, 45 gram sterling
silver medal honoring Baroque artist Caravaggio. The medal is
available only in the Proof set. The Proof Set comes in a
plush green case and has a mintage of only 15,000. Each year
we get a very limited allocation of sets, and each year we sell out. In
2010 the Vatican started a new program, called the Coin Card, where a
BU example of one denomination of a regular issue coin is offered
individually in a card. The 2010 offering is the 50
Eurocent. It is the least expensive Vatican Euro coin
available. Prior to the Coin Card program the only way to get
a single Vatican Euro coin was to break up a set or get a commemorative
2 Euro coin.
The Vatican
euro coins are some of the most difficult to obtain of the entire Euro
series. The coins are quite popular with Euro collectors and
Catholics everywhere and the mintages are quite small. The
coins are sold in sets and are not released into circulation.
The coins picture Pope Benedict XVI on the obverse and have the common
Euro reverse. The 2011 Vatican mint set contains 8 coins, 1
eurocent to 2 Euro in a brown folder. It has a mintage of
just 94,000 sets. Because of the low mintages and
the popularity of both Euro coins and Vatican coins the sets
sell out quickly. 