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The centre of the coin shows a stylised human figure whose left arm is prolonged by the euro symbol. The initials ΓΣ of the artist appear below the euro symbol. The name(s) of the issuing country in the national language(s) appear(s) at the top, while the indication 1999-2009 and the acronym EMU...
The theme of the coin is the archipelago landscape composed of embossed forms. The lower half of the design has a seaway with nautical signs, the bow of a boat and a hand holding a compass. The horizontal midline of the design has a sea horizon. The upper half of the design has sky and clouds. At...
It was on 26 January 1921 when Latvian diplomats had succeeded in accomplishing a momentous task – the world's great powers recognized Latvia de iure. Although Latvia declared its independence on 18 November 1918, only after a confused period of fighting, the new nation was recognized in 1920. The..
The design shows on the left hand the effigy of His Royal Highness, the Grand Duke Henri, and on the right hand the effigy of the Grand Duchess Charlotte. At the bottom is the name of the issuing country “LUXEMBOURG” and underneath the year of issuance “2019”. At the top, in semi-circle around the..
The design depicts the reproduction of the logo of the Centenary of the Air Force.
The design depicts a left-profile portrait of Alexander Dubček, a leading Slovak politician whose attempt to introduce liberal reforms in Czechoslovakia in 1968 became known as the Prague Spring. Inscribed along the left edge of the coin’s inner circle is the name of the issuing country “SLOVENSKO..
The inner part of the coin depicts Tove Jansson's portrait. Under the portrait the signature "Tove Jansson" and the years "1914-2001". At the left the indication of the issuing country "FI". At the right the year of issuance "2014" and the mint mark. The coin’s outer ring depicts the 12 stars of...
The left inner part of the design shows Ilmari Tapiovaara's name and years. The right inner part of the design depicts a close-up from the furniture fitting characteristic for Ilmari Tapiovaara.At the right the indication of the issuing country 'FI' , the mint mark and the year of issuance '2014'.
At the inner part of the coin is an ancient Doric pillar, and an oak branch at the left. The inscription "GEORG HENRIK VON WRIGHT" is placed in semi-circle from left to right and the year of issuance "2016" is placed on the top at the right. On the top at the left is the indication of the issuing...
The coin depicts a portrait of the Abbé Pierre, with its béret, and the logo of its foundation, with a microtext mentioning "Et les Autres?" which was its favorite motto to recall that one should never forget to help the others. The letters "RF" do appear for "République Française" together with...
The coin features a portrait of the great Estonian chess player Paul Keres with some chess pieces. At the top left in semi-circle is the inscription "PAUL KERES". At the left side is the name of the issuing country "EESTI" and underneath is the year of issuance "2016".
The design shows the effigy of Franc Rozman-Stane (1911 – 1944), a leading partisan and national hero of the national liberation struggle. The coin depicts on the left hand of its inner part his effigy with a star, his name, years of his birth and death, and "Slovenia 2011". The coin’s outer ring...
This crossing was achieved by using only internal means of navigation: a modified sextant and a course corrector. The design shows the representation of one of the three Fairey III biplanes that were used to accomplish the flight between Lisboa and Rio de Janeiro.
The design features a portrait of Milan Rastislav Štefánik. To the left of the portrait are the dates of Štefánik’s birth ‘1880’ and death ‘1919’, one above the other. At the left side of the inner part of the coin, in semi-circle, are the name ‘MILAN RASTISLAV ŠTEFÁNIK’ and the name of the...
The design depicts at the left-hand side the effigy of the Grand Duke Henri and at the right-hand side the building of the Chamber of Deputies.
The University of Ljubljana’s logo is the core of the design. On the left side the University’sfaçade above the solid square of its logo is replaced with the inscription ‘100 LET UNIVERZE V LJUBLJANI’. The design’s background is textured in order to achieve a larger impact of the inscription with...
The design depicts on the left hand side the effigy of the Grand Duke Jean and on the right hand side the effigy of the Grand Duke Henri. Close to each effigy, the respective name of the Grand Duke is specified, as well as the year of birth “1921” of the Grand Duke Jean. Below the effigies, an...
The design shows on the left hand the effigy of His Royal Highness, the Grand Duke Henri, andon the right hand a ballot box where a ballot paper is being inserted by a hand. At the bottom is the name of the issuingcountry ‘LUXEMBOURG’. At the top, in semi-circle form is the inscription ‘Centenaire..
The design portrays Helmut Schmidt in a characteristic pose as he engages in dialogue with his interlocutor. In semi-circle at the top right the inscription "HELMUT SCHMIDT" and at the right side the years "1918-2015". The mint mark of the respective mint appears underneath the years. At the left...
At the centre of the national side are the stylised letters "EÚ", as the abbreviation of the European Union, with the coat of arms of the Slovak Republic incorporated in the foreground. On the right-hand side of the inner part of the coin, in two lines, is the date of the Slovak Republic's...