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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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The 800th anniversary of visits to Postojna Cave coin

The central image of the coin is a stylised spiral, which at the left side of the coin begins with inscription ‘POSTOJNSKA JAMA • 1213–2013 • SLOVENIJA’ and ends with two stylised speleothems..The coin’s outer ring depicts the 12 stars of the European flag.

The 90th anniversary of President Jacques Chirac’s birth

President of the French Republic for two terms, Jacques Chirac was a major architect of the European construction. As such, he was President when the Euro was introduced in 2002, whose 20th anniversary we celebrate at the beginning of this year.

The Baltic culture coin

The design shows an amber disc, one of the most characteristic symbols of the Baltic culture. The disc is decorated with a crosspiece of drilled dots – an ornament symbolising the worlds' axis. At the top is the name of the issuing country "LIETUVA", flanked by the mint mark and the year of...

The bicentenary of the discovery of Antarctica

The discovery is linked to Estonia because one of the first men to see Antarctica in 1820 was Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen, a Baltic German seafarer born in Saaremaa, who documented the discovery.The design depicts a motif of a sailing ship. It also bear the inscriptions ‘Fabian Gottlieb von..

The centenary of Latvijas Banka – financial literacy

Financial literacy is the important ability to understand and effectively use various financial skills, including personal financial management, budgeting, and investing. Financial literacy is the foundation of our relationship with money, and it is a lifelong journey of learning.