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The figures depicted in the inner part of the coin can be interpreted as stylized human figures made up from and entwined in a ribbon-like net. The outer sides of the inner part of the coin bear the lettering “JOURNALISMI JOURNALISTIK”. The bottom of the inner part bears the lettering “2021 FI”...
The coin features St Martin of Tours sharing his cloak with a poor man. The design is surrounded by the inscriptions "GIUBILEO DELLA MISERICORDIA" on the left and "CITTA DEL VATICANO" on the right, both in a semi-circle. On the right there is alsothe year of issuance "2016" and at the bottom is...
The design features a portrait of the Greek poet Kostis Palamas (1859-1943). Inscribed along the inner edge at left is the wording “HELLENIC REPUBLIC”...
The design shows the coat of arms of the region of Kurzeme. At the top, the name of the issuing country "LATVIJA" and at the bottom the inscription "KURZEME". At the right hand side, the year of issuance "2017".The coin’s outer ring depicts the 12 stars of the European flag.
The design shows the coat of arms of the region of Latgale. At the top, the name of the issuing country "LATVIJA" and at the bottom the inscription "LATGALE". At the right hand side, the year of issuance "2017".The coin’s outer ring depicts the 12 stars of the European flag.
The coin is dedicated to the Latgalian pottery. The traditional pottery established itself for substantial periods of time in two districts, Latgale and Kurzeme, but only in Latgale it has survived throughout the times and passed over to the next generations. The Latgalian pottery is included also..
The designs shows a Latvian brown cow, which is one of the symbols of Latvian dairy farming both in folklore and in life. Underneath the design, on the left side, there is the inscription of the year of issuance "2016" and at the bottom of the inner circle is the name of the issuing country...
The design shows the official logo of the Latvian Presidency of the Council of the European Union. The logo is complemented by the lettering LATVIJAS prezidentūra ES Padomē ("LATVIAN PRESIDENCY OF THE COUNCIL OF THE EU") and the website of the Presidency "EU2015.LV". The coin’s outer ring depicts...
The design depicts a Taurus on the escutcheon, while the escutcheon is decorated on both sides with silver oak branches with acorns.
The design features stylised figures of people and birds, typical of one of the Lithuanian folk art genres — paper cuttings, symbolic of folk dance and song. The inscription of the issuing country ‘LIETUVA’ is at the center bottom, the year of issuance ‘2018’ is at the left hand side and the mark...
The coin commemorates the 200th anniversary of the creation of the Botanical Garden in Ljubljana, the oldest scientific and cultural institution in Slovenia. The inner part of the coin depicts the ‘hladnikia’ (Hladnikia pastinacifolia), a rare plant endemic to Slovenia which is named after Franc...
The design was created by the Maltese artist Gianni Bonnici and it shows a jubilant crowd with the Governor’s Palace, in Valletta, depicted in the background. At the top of the inner ring, in a semicircle, the inscription "MALTA – Majority representation 1887". At the bottom the year "2012".The...
The coin commemorating the Malta Independence constitution of 1964 is the fourth in the series of five coins that commemorate constitutional milestones in Maltese history. By means of the 1964 constitution Malta became an independent nation for the first time after hundreds of years of foreign...
The design depicts a detail of the prehistoric structure. At the top is the inscription “TARXIEN TEMPLES 3600-2500 BC”. At the bottom is the name of the issuing country “MALTA” and underneath it is the year of issuance “2021”.The coin’s outer ring depicts the 12 stars of the European flag.
The national side of the coin reproduces the Schwerin Castle, accompanied by the words ‘Mecklenburg-Vorpommern’. This coin is the second in a series dedicated to the German federal states (Bundesländer). Coins will be issued in the same sequence as the annual rotation of the presidency in the...
The design shows the figuration of the human in union, represented by a face inscribed in a sphere. It faces the infinitely small, represented by fragments of DNA inscribed in a circle. By its oblique axis, this allegory represents the research and its intelligence dominating the infinitely small...
The design was created by a school student and depicts a fruit tree and a stylised representation of the sun. At the bottom left is the name of the issuing country ‘MALTA’ and underneath the year of issuance ‘2019’.
The desigh shows the Church of St. Michael in Hildesheim, Lower Saxony which has been on the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage list since 1985. At the top the year of issuance '2014' and at the left the mintmark (A, D, F, G, J). At the bottom, the inscription 'NIEDERSACHSEN' and underneath the...
The inner part of the coin depicts the Cologne Cathedral (Kölner Dom) with the inscription "Nordrhein-Westfalen" underneath as reference to the German federal state (Bundesland). The coin’s outer ring depicts the 12 stars of the European Union flag combined with the year 2011 at the bottom of the...
One hundred years after the 1924 Olympic Games, France is once again hosting the Summer Games, which will take place in Paris in 2024, an event with international echo whose intensity gradually builds in the years leading up to the event.