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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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100th anniversary of the death of Giovanni PASCOLI coin

In the foreground is a portrait of the poet from Romagna, Giovanni Pascoli, a representative figure of the Italian literature of the late 19th century. On the right we see the year of issue “2012” and the monogram of the Italian Republic “RI”. On the left is the year of the death “1912”; the...

100th anniversary of the death of Prince Albert I

The design shows the portrait of Prince Albert I. At the left is the name of the issuing country “MONACO” and at the right is the year of issuance “2022”. At the bottom is the inscription ALBERT Ier” followed by the years “1848-1922”.

100th anniversary of the International Women's Day coin

The coin commemorates the 100th anniversary of International Women's Day, which is celebrated on 8 March as a major day of global celebration of women. The inner part of the coin depicts the effigies of Isala Van Diest, the first female Belgian medical doctor, and of Marie Popelin, the first...

100th anniversary of the Portuguese Republic coin

The coin commemorates the 100th anniversary of the end of the constitutional monarchy of King Manuel II and the establishment of the Portuguese First Republic further to the 5 October 1910 revolution.

100th Anniversary of the union of Crete with Greece coin

The inner part of the coin depicts Cretan rebels raising the Greek flag, a symbolic representation of Crete’s struggle for Union with Greece. On the upper side, in circular sense and with capital letters the name of the issuing country “Hellenic Republic” in Greek. Underneath the words: “100 years..

10th anniversary of the marriage of Prince Albert II and Princess Charlene

The design shows the profile portraits of Prince Albert II and Princess Charlene. At the top, the name of the issuing country “MONACO” appears. At the bottom, appears in a semi-circle the inscription "2011 MARIAGE PRINCIER 2021".The coin’s outer ring depicts the 12 stars of the European flag.

125th anniversary of the House of Nassau-Weilburg coin

On the left of the coin is the effigy of His Royal Highness Grand Duke Henri, and on the right, in a circular arrangement, and in chronological order of their accession to the throne, the portraits of their Royal Highnesses Grand Dukes Adolphe and Guillaume IV, Grand Duchesses Marie-Adélaïde and...

150 years from the birth of Constantin Carathéodory

The design features a portrait of the Greek mathematician Constantin Carathéodory. Inscribed along the inner edge at the left is the wording “CONSTANTIN CARATHÉODORY 1873-1950”, and at right the minting year “2023” and a palmette (mintmark of the Greek Mint)...

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The design shows human figures and buildings, symbolic representations of citizens and cities, where the public security is mainly assured and the simplified police symbol. The legends include the year "1867" and the year of issue "2017", the country of issue "PORTUGAL", the subject of...

150 years of the Belgian Red Cross coin

The inner part of the coin features a cross with the number '150' in its centre. The vertical and horizontal bars of the cross bear the words 'Rode Kruis' and 'Croix Rouge' respectively. The cross is surrounded by the mark of the Brussels mint (a helmeted profile of the archangel Michael), the...