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Commemorative coins

Euro coins intended for circulation have legal tender status throughout the euro area. For the purpose of informing the public and all parties who handle the coins, the Commission publishes a description of the designs of all new coins.

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100 years of basketball in Lithuania

100 years of basketball in Lithuania

The design shows the contour of the map of Lithuania arranged as a basketball court in the centre, which signifies that basketball has been played in Lithuania already for 100 years.

100 years of Finland's National Ballet

100 years of Finland's National Ballet

The design depicts the powerful and free movements of a dancer covered in a light flowing textile that accentuates the beauty and fluidity of the dancer's pose. It also bears the year of issuance “2022” and at the top the indication of the issuing country “FI” and the mintmark.

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100 years of the anthem of Andorra

The design depicts a partial reproduction of the anthem of Andorra published in 1914. The central part of the design reproduces the first notes of the anthem flanked by an ornamentation of floral style and the inscription ‘Himne Andorrà’ (Andorran anthem).

100 years of the Austrian Republic

100 years of the Austrian Republic

Description: The design depicts the statue of Pallas Athena in front of the Greek-style building of the Austrian Parliament in Vienna. The goddess of wisdom serves as a symbol of the Austrian parliamentarism and stands for knowledge, reason and strategic talent.

100 years of universal and equal suffrage in Finland coin

100 years of universal and equal suffrage in Finland

The central part of the coin shows two faces – one male, one female; one upright, one inverted – to commemorate the granting of equal suffrage to women in Finland in 1906, which at the same time became the first country to allow women to also stand for election.

100 years since the establishment of the Dáil Éireann (Irish Parliament)

100 years since the establishment of the Dáil Éireann (Irish Parliament)

The design depicts the first sitting of Dáil Éireann in the Round Room. The Governance of the Irish nation began on the 21st of January and the sitting was conducted entirely in the Irish language to mark the symbolic nature of the meeting. The large Round Room of the Mansion House arcs above the...

100 years since the union of Thrace with Greece

100 years since the union of Thrace with Greece

The design replicates an ancient coin of the Thracian city of Abdera, featuring a griffin. Inscribed along the inner edge are the words “100 YEARS SINCE THE UNION OF THRACE WITH GREECE” and “HELLENIC REPUBLIC”, as well as the year of issuance “2020” and a palmette (the mintmark of the Greek mint)...

100th Anniversary of the Birth of Pope John Paul II

100th Anniversary of the Birth of Pope John Paul II

The design features Pope John Paul II, the home where He was born and the Basilica near Hishome in Wadowice, Poland. At the top left, in semi-circle is the inscription ‘PAPA GIOVANNI PAOLO II’. At the right arethe years ‘1920 2020’, and the mintmark ‘R’. At the bottom, in semi-circle, is the name...

Monaco 2023

100th anniversary of the birth of Prince Rainier III

The design represents a sunflower, which is one of the national symbols of Ukraine, as Ukraine is one of the biggest sunflower oil producers and exporters worldwide. Since the start of the war in Ukraine, the sunflower has become a global symbol for peace.

100th anniversary of the creation of the Royal Meteorological Institute coin

100th anniversary of the creation of the Royal Meteorological Institute

The obverse of the coin displays in its centre the number 100 with the first zero encircling the abbreviations ‘KMI’ and ‘IRM’ and the second zero representing a sun. Isobars, raindrops and snowflakes are depicted to the left of the sun. The year ‘2013’ is displayed in the upper rays of the sun...