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Though
the tiny nation of Andorra is tucked away between two Euro issuing
nations, Spain and France, it did not issue its own official Euro coins
until December 2014. We are pleased to offer these first official Euro
coins of Andorra issued in 2014.. The 5
Eurocents depicts a Pyrenean
Chamois and a Golden Eagle. The 10, 20 and 50 Eurocents
depict
the Church of Santa Coloma. The Romanesque Church dates from
the
10th century or earlier. The distinctive circular bell tower
was
added in the 12th century. The 1 Euro depicts the Casa de la
Vall
(“House of the Valleys") which was the home of the General Council of
Andorra. It was originally built as a family manor house in
1580. The Arms of Andorra is on the 2 Euros. The
standard
Euro designs are on the reverses of all the coins. The 1 and 2 Eurocent
were issued only in packaged sets.
PRE-EURO
COINS OF ESTONIA
GERMAN COINS and
CURRENCY page: includes
coins and notes of the German Empire, Weimar Republic (including
hyper-inflation issues), Nazi Germany and East Germany
ATTRACTIVE COINS
OF THE ITALIAN REPUBLIC
On
January 1, 2014 Latvia became the 18th Euro member to issue coins.
The 8 coin set dated 2014 includes the 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 50
Euro cent and the bi-metallic 1 and 2 Euro
coins. The obverse designs were all based on previous Latvia
coins. The bi-metallic 1 and 2 Euros featured Milda, the
Latvian maiden who appeared on the silver 5 Lati issued from 1929 to
1932. She became a symbol of Latvian independence during the Soviet
occupation of Latvia. The edge of the 2 Euro has the
inscription "DIEVS
SVĒTĪ LATVIJU" (God bless Latvia), which
appeared on the edge of the silver 5 Lati. The brass 10, 20
and 50 Eurocent feature the Greater Latvian coat-of-arms, which
was used on the silver 1 and 2
Lati issued in the
1920's as well as the
1 and 2 Lati coins
issued from 1991 to 2013. The
copper-plated steel 1, 2 and 5 Eurocents depict the Lesser Latvian
coat-of-arms which was used on the minor
coins of Latvia after it
gained independence from the Soviet
Union in 1991. PRE-WORLD WAR II LATVIA
COINSLATVIAN
LOTTERY TICKETS
Lithuania
officially converts to the Euro as their currency on January 1, 2015.
Their 8 coin set includes the 1, 2, 5,
10, 20, 50
Euro cent and the bi-metallic 1 and 2 Euro
coins. All eight coins feature Vytis, the white knight, which
is the national symbol of Lithuania and has appeared on the coins of
Lithuania for hundreds of years.
LITHUANIA'S PRE-EURO COINSSCARCE
1936 BRONZE COINS OF LITHUANIA 
PRE-EURO
COINS OF
THE SLOVAK
REPUBLIC
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Item
BE-2E08 BELGIUM 2 EURO 2008 HUMAN RIGHTS
UNC. $7.50
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BE-2E09 BELGIUM 2 EURO 2009 LOUIS BRAILLE
UNC. $12.00
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BE-2E13INST BELGIUM 2 EUROS 2013
METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE UNC. $7.00
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BE-2EREDCROSS BELGIUM 2 EUROS 2014 RED CROSS
in mint card BU $19.95
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BE-2E15-DEV BELGIUM 2 EUROS 2015 DEVELOPMENT
YEAR, IN CARD, UNC.
$19.95
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Estonia
commemorated
the 150th anniversary of the Estonian Song Festival. The
Festival, called Laulupidu in Estonian, has been held once every five
years since 1869. The festival attracts over 30,000 singers
from
over 1000 choirs and an audience of over 150,000. It has long
been an important aspect of Estonian nationalism. The design
of
the coin was selected by a public vote. The winning design
done
by 15-year-old Grete-Lisette Gulbis features three singing children
surrounded by musical notations.
Item
EE-2E19-SONG ESTONIA 2 EUROS 2019 SONG
FESTIVAL UNC. $6.00
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 Estonia issued this 2019
2 Euros coin to celebrate the 100th anniversary of teaching in the
Estonian language at the University of Tartu. The university
was founded in 1632. During the 19th Century it was known as
Dorpat
University and instruction was in German or Russian.
In 1919, shortly after Estonia gained independence, instruction was
switched to primarily Estonian. Today the University serves
almost 14,000 students. The coin depicts the main university
building. The coin has a mintage of 1,000,000.Item
EE-2E19-TARTU ESTONIA 2 EUROS 2019 TARTU
UNIVERSITY UNC. $6.00
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FI-2E12 FINLAND
2 EURO 2012 HELENE SCHJERFBECK UNC. $7.50
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FI-2E13PARL FINLAND 2 EUROS 2013
PARLIAMENT OF 1863 UNC. $7.00
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FI-2E14TAPI FINLAND 2 EUROS 2014 FURNISHING
DESIGNER ILMARI TAPIOVAARA UNC. $12.00
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FI-2E15-SIB FINLAND
2 EUROS 2015 COMPOSER JEAN SIBELIUS, UNC. $7.00
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FI-2E15-GAL FINLAND
2 EUROS 2015 PAINTER AKSELI GALLEN-KALLELA UNC. $7.00
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Finland
commemorated the 90th anniversary of the death of Finnish poet and
journalist Eino Leino on their 2016 2 Euros coin. He is
beloved
and widely read in Finland today. The design depicts a
figurative
fire and flame, which were symbols in much of his writings.
Item
FI-2E16LEINO FINLAND
2 EUROS 2016 POET EINO LEINO, UNC.
$6.00
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Finland
commemorated
the 100th anniversary of the birth of philospher and scholar Georg
Henrik von Wright on their second 2016 2 Euros. The coin depicts a
classical Doric column, reflecting the young von Wright’s enthusiasm
for classical antiquity, combined with an oak branch – a symbol of
strength and wisdom.
Item
FI-2E16-WRIGHT FINLAND 2 EUROS 2016
GEORG HENRIK von WRIGHT, UNC.
$6.00
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Finland
commemorated their Sauna culture on their 2018 2 Euros coin.
The
sauna is a major aspect of Finnish culture. The coin depicts
a
wooden sauna building next to a lake. Smoke from other saunas
can
be seen in the distance.
Item
FI-2E18-SAUNA FINLAND 2 EUROS 2018 SAUNA
CULTURE UNC.
$6.00
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FR-2E13COURB FRANCE 2 EUROS 2013 COUBERTIN UNC.$9.00
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FR-2E13ELEYSEE FRANCE
2 EUROS 2013 ELEYSEE TREATY WITH GERMANY UNC. $7.00
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FR-2E14AIDS FRANCE
2 EUROS 2014 WORLD AIDS DAY UNC. $7.50
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FR-2E15FETE FRANCE
2 EUROS 2015 FETE DE LA FEDERATION UNC. $7.00
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FR-2E15FLAG FRANCE
2 EUROS 2015 30th ANNIVERARY OF EUROPEAN UNION FLAG, UNC. $6.00
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FR-2E16EUFA FRANCE
2 EUROS 2016 UEFA EUROPEAN SOCCER GAMES UNC. $6.00
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France
commemorated
the 100th anniversary of the birth of Francois Mitterrand who was the
President of France from 1981 to 1995.
Item
FR-2E16-MITT FRANCE 2 EUROS 2016 FRANCOIS
MITTERRAND UNC. $6.00
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France
dedicated this 2017 2 Euros to celebrate 25 years of breast cancer
awareness. Breast cancer awareness is an effort to raise
awareness and reduce the
stigma of breast cancer through education on symptoms and
treatment.
Item
FR-2E17-CANCER FRANCE 2 EUROS 2017 BREAST
CANCER UNC. $7.00
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France
and Germany
both commemorated the 30th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin wall
with 2019 2 Euro coins with similar designs. The
opening of the Berlin wall in November 1989 led to collapse of East
Germany the reunification of the nation. The design, created
by a French engraver, represents joyous people and doves passing
through an opening in the Berlin Wall. In the background in
the Brandenburg Gate. The French version has the inscription
on the wall in both French and German (30 ANS DE LA CHUTE DU MUR DE
BERLIN – 30 JAHRE MAUERFALL) and "RF" for
République Française at the bottom right. Item
FR-2E19WALL FRANCE 2 EUROS FALL OF BERLIN
WALL 2019 UNC. $6.00
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DE-2E08HAM GERMANY 2 EURO 2008-G HAMBURG
UNC. $8.00
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DE-2E10BREM GERMANY
2 EUROS 2010-D BREMEN UNC. $9.00
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DE-2E12BAV GERMANY
2 EUROS 2012 BAVARIA UNC. $8.00
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DE-2E13ELEYSEE GERMANY
2 EUROS 2013 ELEYSEE TREATY WITH FRANCE UNC. $7.00
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DE-2E15UNIFY-ANY GERMANY
2 EUROS 2015 25th Anniversary of Unification, Mint of Joel's choice $6.00
Item
DE-2E15UNIFY-A GERMANY
2 EUROS 2015 25th Anniversary of Unification, A-Berlin Mint, UNC. $7.00
Item
DE-2E15UNIFY-D GERMANY
2 EUROS 2015 25th Anniversary of Unification, D-Munich Mint, UNC. $7.00
Item
DE-2E15UNIFY-F GERMANY
2 EUROS 2015 25th Anniversary of Unification, F-Stuttgart Mint, UNC. $7.00
Item
DE-2E15UNIFY-G GERMANY
2 EUROS 2015 25th Anniversary of Unification, F-Karlsruhe Mint, UNC. $7.00
Item
DE-2E15UNIFY-J GERMANY
2 EUROS 2015 25th Anniversary of Unification, J-Hamburg Mint, UNC. $7.00
Item
DE-2E15UNIFY-ALL GERMANY
2 EUROS 2015 25th Anniversary of Unification, ALL 5 MINTS UNC. $29.50
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DE-2E15HESSE GERMANY 2 EUROS 2015, HESSE
(HESSEN), Mint of Joel's choice UNC.
$6.00
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DE-2E15FLAG GERMANY
2 EUROS 2015 A-Berlin Mint EUROPEAN UNION FLAG, UNC. $6.00
Item
DE-2E15FLAG-ALL GERMANY
2 EUROS 2015 EUROPEAN UNION FLAG, ALL 5 MINTS (5 coins) UNC. $29.50
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DE-2E16SAXONY-ANY GERMANY
2 EUROS 2016 SAXONY, Mint of Joel's choice $6.00
Item
DE-2E16SAXONY-A GERMANY
2 EUROS 2016 SAXONY A-Berlin Mint, UNC. $7.00
Item
DE-2E16SAXONY-D GERMANY
2 EUROS 2016 SAXONY D-Munich Mint, UNC. $7.00
Item
DE-2E16SAXONY-F GERMANY
2 EUROS 2016 SAXONY F-Stuttgart Mint, UNC. $7.00
Item
DE-2E16SAXONY-G GERMANY
2 EUROS 2016 SAXONY, F-Karlsruhe Mint, UNC. $7.00
Item
DE-2E16SAXONY-J GERMANY
2 EUROS 2016 SAXONY, J-Hamburg Mint, UNC. $7.00
Item
DE-2E16SAXONY-ALL GERMANY
2 EUROS 2016 SAXONY, ALL 5 MINTS UNC. $29.50
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Germany
commemorated
the 100th Anniversary of the birth of Helmut Schmidt, who was
Chancellor of West Germany from 1974 to 1982. He was a
leading proponent of the European Monetary Union. Item
DE-2E18-SCHMIDT GERMANY
2 EURO 2018 100th ANNIVERSARY OF THE BIRTH OF CHANCELLOR HELMUT SCHMIDT
UNC. $7.00
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Germany
commemorated the 70th Anniversary of the Bundesrat
on this 2019 2 Euros. The Bundesrat is the upper house of the
German parliament. It is made up of delegates appointed by each of the
16
sixteen Länder (states) of Germany. It meets in the former
Prussian House of Lords in Berlin, which is pictured on the coin. Item
DE-2E19-BUNDR GERMANY
EUROS 2019 BUNDESRAT UNC. $6.00
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Germany commemorated
the 30th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin
Wall on this 2019 2 Euro coin. The opening of the Berlin wall
in November 1989 led to collapse of East Germany the reunification of
the nation. The design, created by a French engraver,
represents joyous people and doves passing through an opening in the
Berlin Wall. In the background in the Brandenburg Gate. The
"graffiti" on the wall reads "30
Jahre Mauerfall" (30 years fall of the Berlin
Wall). At the bottom right is a "D" for Deutschland (Germany)
. The coins were struck at all five German mints (A=Berlin,
D=Munich, F=Stuttgart, G=Karlsruhe, J=Hamburg). The mintmark is at
the bottom left of the design. It is small and hard to see. Item
DE-2E19WALL-A GERMANY 2 EUROS BERLIN WALL
2019
A (BERLIN MINT) UNC. $5.75
Item
DE-2E19WALL-ALL GERMANY ALL
5 MINTS (A, D, F, G, J) BERLIN WALL 2 EUROS UNC. $28.50
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GR-2E04 GREECE
2 EUROS 2004 ATHENS OLYMPICS KM209 UNC. $7.00
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GR-2E10 GREECE
2 EUROS 2010 BATTLE OF MARATHON UNC. $8.50
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GR-2E15-LOUIS GREECE 2 EUROS 2015 SPYRIDON
LOUIS UNC. $7.00
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Greece
commemorated
the 75th anniversary of the death of poet Kostis Palamas in
2018. He wrote the words to the Olympic Hymn and was one of
the founders of the New Athenian School (also known as Palamian School)
Item
GR-2E18-PALAMAS GREECE 2 EUROS 2018 KOSTIS
PALAMAS UNC.
$6.00
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Greece
commemorated the 100th Anniversary of the birth of famed archeologist
Manolis Andronicos on this 2019 dated 2 Euro coin.
Andronicos discovered what is believed to be the tomb of Phillip II,
the father of Alexander the Great. The coin portrays the
archeologist and the year of his birth and death (1919 - 1992).
Item
GR-2E19-ANDRONICOS GREECE 2 EUROS 2019
ARCHEOLOGIST MANOLIS ANDRONICOS UNC.
$6.00
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Greece
commemorated the 150th anniversary of the death of poet Andreas Kalvos
on theis 2019 2 Euros. The coin features his portrait, though
there is no known portrait of him.
Item
GR-2E19-KALVOS GREECE 2 EUROS 2019 POET
ANDREAS KALVOS UNC.
$6.00
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IE-2E15FLAG IRELAND
2 EUROS 2015 30th ANNIVERARY OF EUROPEAN UNION FLAG, UNC. $6.00
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Ireland commemorated
the 100th
anniversary of the first sitting of the Dáil Éireann which was the
unicameral parliament of the revolutionary Irish Republic. Item
IE-2E19-DAIL IRELAND
2 EUROS 2019 DAIL EIREANN UNC.
$6.00
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IT-2E08 ITALY 2 EURO 2008 HUMAN RIGHTS UNC. $7.50
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IT-2E11 ITALY
2 EUROS 2011 ITALIAN UNIFICATION UNC. $8.50
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IT-2E15EXPO
ITALY 2 EURO 2015 MILAN EXPO UNC. $6.00
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Italy
commemorated the 2000th anniversary of the death of Roman Historian
Tito Livio. He wrote “Ab Urbe Condita Libri” (Books from the
Foundation of the City), a monumental history of Rome and educated the
future emperor Claudius. The coin depicts
Livio. Item IT-2E17-TITO ITALY
2 EUROS 2017 TITO LIVIO UNC. $6.00
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Italy commemorated
the 70th anniversary of their 1948 constitution which established the
Italian Republic on this 2018 2 Euro coin. The coin depicts
the signing of the constitution. Item IT-2E18-CONST ITALY
2 EUROS 2018 CONTITUTION UNC. $6.00
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Italy
commemorated the 500th anniversary of the death of Leonardo da Vinci on
this 2019 2 Euros depicting a detail of his famed painting Lady with an
Ermine. He was one of the most famous and influential artist,
naturalist and scientist of the Renaissance.
Item IT-2E19-LEONARDO ITALY
2 EUROS 2019 LEONARDO DA VINCI UNC. out
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In
2017 Latvia
started a series of four 2 Euro coins honoring their four regions.
Kurzeme, more commonly known as Courland, its westernmost region. . The coin features Kurzeme's coat-of-arms. Item
LV-2E17-KURZEME LATVIA 2 EUROS 2017
KURZEME REGION UNC.
$6.00
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Latvia
completed their commemorative 2 Euros series honoring the four regions
of Latvia with this 2018 coin honoring Zemgale (also known as
Semigallia). The coin features the regions arms which depicts
an elk.
Item
LV-2E18-ZEMGALEE LATVIA 2 EUROS 2018 ZEMGALE
(SEMIGALLIA) REGION UNC.
$6.00
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Latvia
honored the rising sun on this 2019 2 Euro coin. The
countries intent was not to commemorate an everyday occurrence but to
start a series of 2 Euro coins featuring the symbols that make up
Latvia's coat of arms. The rising sun motif was created in
1915 and became a popular symbol of the rising of Latvia as a new
nation. The 17 rays symbolized the 17 Latvian-inhabited districts of
Imperial Russia. It was incorporated into upper portion of the Latvian
arms after Latvia obtained independence after World War I. The coin has
a mintage of 300,000 pieces and has the standard map of Europe 2 Euros
reverse. Item
LV-2E19-SUN LATVIA 2 EUROS 2019 RISING SUN
UNC.
$9.00
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Lithuania
commemorated their 2018 Song and Dance Festival, which was held in July
2018 in honor of that nation's 100th anniversary of
independence. The event brought tens of thousands of
participants in traditional dress or accessories celebrating the
nations culture, music and dance. The coin has a mintage of 500,000
pieces. Item
LT-2E18-SONG LITHUANIA
2 EUROS 2018 SONG FESTIVAL UNC.
$6.00
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Lithuania
honored
their traditional folk song style known as Sutartinės.
Sutartines
are multi-part polyphonic songs. This traditional form of music almost
died out in the 20th century, but has been revived. It is considered a
symbol of Lithuanian national and cultural heritage and is on the list
of UNESCO's intangible cultural heritages. The design symbolizes three
intertwined voices in song.
Item
LT-2E19-SUTARINES LITHUANIA 2 EUROS 2019
SUTARTINES SONGS UNC.
$6.00
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Lithuania
commemorated the Zemaitija (Samogitia) ethnic region on this 2019 2
Euros. Zemaitija is located in north-western Lithuania. It was the last
region in Europe to be Christianized, officially converting from
paganism only in 1412. From the 13th to the 15th century if
turned back repeated crusades by the Teutonic Knights and the Livonian
Order. The coin depicts the arms of Zemaitija which features
a chained fighting bear. Supporting the crowned arms is a
knight in armor and a woman holding an anchor. To the right
of the arms is the mintmark of the Lithuanian mint. The coin has a
mintage of 500,000 pieces and has the standard map of Europe 2 Euros
reverse. Item
LT-2E19-ZEM LITHUANIA 2 EUROS 2019
ZEMAITIJA (SAMOGITIA) REGION UNC.
$6.00
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Luxembourg
commemorated the 100th anniversary of the Grand Duchess Charlotte's
ascension to the throne. In 1919 her sister, Grand Duchess
Adelaida, was forced to abdicate because of Adelaida's support of the
German occupation forces during World War I. Charlotte reigned for 45
years, from 1919 until her abdication in 1964. The coin
depicts Charlotte, and her grandson Henri, the current Grand Duke of
Luxembourg. To the right of the date is the mintmark of the
Royal Dutch Mint where the coin was minted. The coin has a mintage of
300,000 pieces. Item
LU-2E19-CHARLOTTE LUXEMBOURG 2 EUROS
2019 GRAND DUCHESS CHARLOTTE UNC.
$6.00
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Malta continued
their annual Children and Solidarity series. The theme of the
2017 coin is Peace. As with every coin in this series, it was
designed by a high school student. It features two
children holding a Maltese flag. Above them is a dove of
peace. It has a mintage of only 350,000 pieces.
Item
MT-2E17-PEACE MALTA 2 EUROS 2017
PEACE UNC.
$8.00
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Malta continued
their annual Children and Solidarity series. The theme of the
2018 coin is Cultural Heritage. As with every coin in this
series, it was
designed by a student. The coin depicts a collage of items
associated with Malta: a stylized megalithic temple doorway, the sun, a
church, and a boat upon the sea flying the national flag. The coin has
a mintage of only 300,000.
Item
MT-2E18-CULTURE MALTA 2 EUROS 2018
CULTURAL HERITAGE UNC.
$8.00
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Malta
continued their series of pre-historic sites with this 2019 coin
featuring the Ta-Hagrat Temple complex. The complex consists
of
two ancient temples in Mgarr, Malta. The large temple dates from 3600
to 3200BC, the smaller from 3300 to 3000BC. The temples are among the
most ancient religious sites on earth.
Item
MT-2E19-TA-HAGRAT MALTA 2 EUROS 2019
TA-HARAT TEMPLES UNC.
$7.00
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Malta
continued their "From Children in Solidarity" 2
Euros coin series with this 2019 issue honoring "Nature and the
Environment". The series started in 2016 and features coins
designed by school children. The 2019 coin features a simple
stylized representation of the sun and a fruit tree.
Item
MT-2E19-NATURE MALTA 2 EUROS 2019
NATURE AND THE ENVIRONMENT UNC.
$7.00
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NL-2E15FLAG NETHERLANDS
2 EUROS 2015 30th ANNIVERARY OF EUROPEAN UNION FLAG, UNC. $7.00
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PT-2E08 PORTUGAL 2 EURO 2008 HUMAN RIGHTS
UNC. $8.00
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PT-2E11 PORTUGAL 2 EUROS 2011 FERNAO MENDES
PINTO UNC. $18.00
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PT-2E12 PORTUGAL 2 EUROS 2012 GUIMARAES UNC.
$10.00
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PT-2E13TOWER PORTUGAL 2 EUROS 2013 TORRES DOS
CLERIGOS
UNC. $9.00
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PT-2E14AG PORTUGAL 2 EUROS 2014 FAMILY
FARMING
UNC. $8.50
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PT-2E15FLAG PORTUGAL
2 EUROS 2015 30th ANNIVERARY OF EUROPEAN UNION FLAG, UNC. $6.00
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PT-2E15TIMOR PORTUGAL 2 EUROS 2015
DISCOVERY OF TIMOR
UNC. $7.00
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Portugal
commemorated the 150th anniversary of the Portuguese Red Cross in
2015 The coin depicts a cross and a helping hand.
Item
PT-2E15RCROSS PORTUGAL
2 EUROS 2015 PORTUGUESE RED CROSS, UNC. $7.00
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Portugal
commemorated the 50th Anniversary of the 25 de Abril (25th of April)
Bridge. The suspension bridge across the Tagus (Tejo) River connects
the capital city of Lisbon to the municipality of Almada. The bridge
was originally named after the dictator Salazar but had its name
changed after the revolution of April 25, 1974. It has a mintage of
500,000 pieces.
Item
PT-2E16-BRIDGE PORTUGAL
2 EUROS 2016 BRIDGE, UNC.
$7.00
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Portugal
honored the 150th anniversary of the birth of writer, journalist and
military officer Raul Brandao with a coin bearing his
portrait.
Item
PT-2E17-BRANDAO PORTUGAL
2 EUROS 2017 RAUL BRANDAO UNC.
$7.00
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Portugal
commemorated the 250th anniversary of their National Printing
Office. It was founded in 1768. It is responsible
for printing the official daily journal of all government acts as well
as postage stamps, passports and banknotes. In 1972 it was merged with
the national mint and is administered by the Ministry of Finance.
Item
PT-2E18-PRINT PORTUGAL
2 EUROS 2018 NATIONAL PRINTING OFFICE UNC.
$7.00
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Portugal
commemorated the 250th anniversary of the Ajuda Botanical Garden in
Lisbon. The garden, created in 1768, was the first public garden in
Lisbon. Initially it was used to supply fresh fruit and
vegetables to the royal palace. Later it was designated to
maintain, study and collect as many botanic species as possible. The
coin has a mintage of 500,000 pieces
Item
PT-2E18-GARDEN PORTUGAL
2 EUROS 2018 AJUDA BOTANICAL GARDEN UNC.
$6.00
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Portugal celebrated
the 500th anniversary of first circumnavigation voyage around the
world. The expedition, under the command of Portuguese
navigator
Ferdinand Magellan was sponsored by Spain, after the King of Portugal
refused to support the voyage. The expedition left Seville
Spain
on September 20, 1519 with five ships and 270 men. With great
difficulty and much hardship he found and navigated the Strait of
Magellan leading to the Pacific in October and November 1520.
Magellan was killed in a skirmish with natives in the Philippines on
April 27, 1521. The expedition finally arrived back in
Seville
with one ship and 18 or 19 men on September 8, 1521.
Item
PT-2E19-MAGELLAN PORTUGAL 2 EUROS
2019 MAGELLAN UNC. $6.00
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Portugal
commemorated the 600th anniversary of their discovery of the Madeira
Archipelago on this 2019 2 Euros coin. The coin depicts a map
of
the three islands that make up the archipelago: Madeira, Porto Santo
and Desertas. The islands are located in the Atlantic off the
coast of north Africa. There is evidence that the islands may
have been visited by the Romans and Vikings. Their existence
was
not generally known until 1419, when an expedition sponsored by Prince
Henry the Navigator discovered the islands after they were driven off
course by a storm. Portugal began settlement of the islands
the
following year. Today Madeira is a popular tourist
destination
and is famous for its wine.
Item
PT-2E19-MADEIRA PORTUGAL 2
EUROS
2019 MADEIRA UNC. $6.00
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The
Slovak
Republic issued a 2016 2 Euros to commemorate Slovakia’s
term as the Presidency of the Council of the European Union.
Its term runs between July and December 2016. The rotating
position has little real power other than to set agendas and chair
meetings, however it is frequently commemorated on 2 Euros coins.
Item
SK-2E16-EU SLOVAKIA 2 EUROS 2016 EU
PRESIDENCY, UNC. $6.00
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SI-2E08 SLOVENIA 2 EURO 2008 PROMOZ TRUBAR
KM80
UNC. $8.00
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Slovenia commemorated the 2000th Anniversary of the formal
establishment of the Roman city of Emona on their 2015 commemorative 2
Euros. The ancient Roman city eventually developed into what is now
Slovenia's capital city of Ljubljana.
Item
SI-2E15-EMONA SLOVENIA 2 EUROS 2015
EMONA
UNC. $6.00
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Slovenia
honored World Bee Day. Slovenia has a long tradition of bee
keeping. It is considered part of their national identity and has tens
of thousands of bee keepers. On December 20, 2017 the United
Nations General Assembly declared May 20, to be World Bee
Day.
The day is the birthday of Anton Janša, an 18th century Slovenian
apiarist who was a pioneer in modern beekeeping techniques.
Item
SI-2E18-BEE SLOVENIA 2 EUROS 2018
WORLD BEE DAY
UNC. $7.00
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Slovenia
commemorated the 100th anniversary of the founding of the University of
Ljubljana on this 2019 2 Euros coin. The university was
founded in 1919, shortly after the end of World War I. It
serves approximately 40,000 students. The coin features the
university's emblem, which is a square. To me it looks like
the designer tried to fit a square peg in a round hole. Item
SI-2E19-UNIV SLOVENIA 2 EUROS 2019 LJUBLJANA UNIVERSITY
UNC. $6.00
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Spain
commemorated
the 50th anniversary of the birth of King Felipe VI on this 2018 2 Euro
coin. The coin depicts his royal arms. It has a mintage of only 398,000 pieces. Item
ES-2E18-FELIPE SPAIN 2
EUROS 2018 50th BIRTHDAY OF KING FELIPE VI
UNC. $10.00
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Spain
honored the old town of Santiago de Compostela in northwestern Spain on
this 2018 2 Euro coin. It is a UNESCO World Heritage
site.
The coin depicts the statue of St. James the Great located in the
city's cathedral. James was one of the original 12 apostles, is the
patron saint of Spain and according to legend is buried in the
cathedral. The coin has a mintage of only 298,000 pieces.
Item
ES-2E18-SANTIAGO SPAIN 2
EUROS 2018 SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA
UNC. $14.00
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The
Vatican
issued this 2013 dated bi-metallic 2 Euros coin to
commemorate World Youth Day held in Rio de Janeiro in July
2013. The week-long event brought over 3 million
attendees from throughout the world. The coin features youth
gathered within the embrcing arms of Christ. The reverse
has the standard 2 Euros design. The coin comes in its official green
holder and has a mintage of only 94,000. Item
VA-2E13 VATICAN 2 EUROS 2013 RIO YOUTH DAY
IN GREEN FOLDER KM446 BU
$49.50
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To
celebrate the 30th Anniversary of the flag of the European Union, Euro
members are issueing circulating 2 Euros coins. The coins all
have a similar design, featuring a group of people gathered around the
European Union flag. The name of the issuing nation appears
on each coin. The bi-metallic coins have the standard 2 Euro reverse
which features a map of Europe.
The
2014 Belgium 2 Euro commemorating the 150th anniversary of the
founding of the Red Cross has one of the lowest mintages of any
commemorative 2 Euro coin issued by a Euro member. It has a
mintage of only 287,500 pieces, a vast majority of which were packaged
in coin cards by the Belgian mint. The usual mintage for
Belgian 2 Euro coins is 1,500,000. Given wide popularity of
the Red Cross organization and the coins very low mintage, the prices
of the coins have soared. The coin features a cross with the
legend "Red Cross" in French and Flemish, with the numerial 150 at the
center. Above the cross is the Brussels mint mark, which is the head of
the archangel Gabriel with a cross on top, and a cat, the sign of the
Director of the mint; Bernard Gillard. The coin card features a
portrait of Henry Dunant, the organization's founder.
We were able to obtain only a very limited number of these
scarce coins in their official coin card.
Belgium
released a 2015 dated 2 Euros commemorating the European Year of
Development. The coin features the organizations logo which
depicts a hand holding a plant and the earth. Only 250,000
pieces were issued, making it one of the rarest 2 Euros issued by a
Euro member in 2015. The coin comes in a special card issued
by the Belgian mint. 
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.The
Vatican issued this 2013 dated bi-metallic 2 Euros coin to
commemorate World Youth Day held in Rio de Janeiro in July
2013. The week-long event brought over 3 million
attendees from throughout the world. The coin features youth
gathered within the embrcing arms of Christ. The reverse
has the standard 2 Euros design. The coin comes in its official green
holder and has a mintage of only 94,000. 
Monaco
is not a member of the Euro, however because of a pre-existing treaty
with France, they are allowed to issue a very limited number of Euro
coins each year. Their Euro coins are struck at the Paris
Mint and bear the Paris Privy Mark. The bi-metallic 2
Euro coin features the head of
Prince Albert on the obverse, with the standard 2 Euro design featuring
the map of Europe on the reverse.
SLOVENIA CELEBRATES UNIFICATION
Slovenia's
2019 3 Euro coin celebrates the Centenary of Prekmurje region rejoining
its homeland. Though largely ethnically Slovenian, the region
was part of Hungary for some eight hundred years. In 1919,
following World War I, the region was united with the rest of Slovenia
as part of what was to become Yugoslavia. Slovenia achieved
full independence in 1991. August 17, the date of the
official unification is celebrated as a national holiday in
Slovenia. The 32mm bi-metallic coin has a mintage of just
50,000 pieces. Slovenia's 3 Euro coins are circulating legal
tender issues; however, they are rarely actually encountered in
circulation. 
San
Marino released this bi-metallic 5 Euros coin in 2017, on what would
have been Marco Simoncelli’s 30th birthday. The popular
motorcycle racer died in an accident during the 2011 Malaysian Grand
Prix One side of the 16-sided 27.5mm bi-metallic coin depicts the face
of Simoncelli in the copper-nickel center of the coin, with his
trademark flowing hair dominating the yellow-bronze ring. The
other side has a highly stylized version of the three towers from the
San Marino coat of arms. It is an interesting design on a multi-sided
bi-metallic coin.
This
2018 5 Euro coin from Austria celebrates both Easter and the 300th
anniversary of porcelain manufacturing in Vienna. The coin
features a porcelain Easter Bunny designed by Michael Powony around
1930 and produced by Vienna’s famous Augarten Porcelain
Manufactory. Porcelain manufacturing was established in
Vienna in 1718 by Claudius Innocentius du Paquier, a Dutchman who stole
the secret of how to make Porcelain from Meissen. The nine-sided copper
coin is 28.5mm and has a mintage of 200,000 pieces. The
obverse features the arms of each of the nine Austrian federal states
and the denomination. 
Austria
recently released this attractive 2018 5 Euro coin featuring the
smiling head of a lion. The coin commemorates the 650th
anniversary of the founding of the Austrian National Library.
The design is taken from the oldest book in the library: a
transcription of the four Gospels of the New Testament, written in gold
and encrusted with jewels, done in 1368. The nine-sided
copper coin is 28.5mm and has a mintage of 200,000 pieces.
The obverse features the arms of each of the nine Austrian federal
states and the denomination. GERMAN
2018 POLYMER
RING 5 EURO COIN
This
unusual 2018 German 5 Euros coin has a copper nickel outer ring
and center, separated by an orange polymer plastic ring. The polymer
ring is supposed to make the coins almost counterfeit proof.
The coin honors the subtropical climate zone. It depicts
herd of goats under the shade of a tree and a barren landscape. The
obverse includes the German eagle, denomination and date. The
coin is part of an annual series featuring the climate zones of the
earth. It was minted at the Munich (D) mint, which holds the
patent on the innovative polymer ring technology.TABLE OF
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