Commemorative coins

The design depicts two officers of the “Polizia di Stato” (Italian National Police Force), a woman and a man, standing out in the foreground, in front of a police car.

The design features Saint Peter and Saint Paul and their symbols, respectively the keys and the sword. At the top is the inscription "CITTÀ DEL VATICANO", in semi-circle. At the bottom, in semi-circle is the inscription "1950o DEL MARTIRIO DEI SANTI PIETRO E PAOLO". At the bottom left is the year...

The design depicts an ancient Greek helmet. Inscribed along the inner edge are the words “2500 YEARS SINCE THE BATTLE OF THERMOPYLAE” and “HELLENIC REPUBLIC”. Also inscribed in the background are the year of issuance “2020” and a palmette (the mintmark of the Greek mint). Visible down and right...

The coin commemorates the 2.500th anniversary of the Battle of Marathon. The centre of the coin shows a synthesis of a shield and a runner/warrior symbolizing the battle for freedom and the noble ideals derived from the battle of Marathon. The bird on the shield symbolizes the birth of western...

The design shows at the centre left the coat of arms of Andorra followed by the inscription "20" where the zero is stylised to represent the Council of Europe's flag. At the top are the inscriptions "ANDORRA" and underneath "AL CONSELL D'EUROPA". The year "2014" appears at the bottom left followed..

The design features the temple of Asclepius at Epidaurus with the statue of the god at centre. The theme replicates the reverse of a commemorative medal on the First National Assembly held by the revolted Greeks at Epidaurus, which was awarded to the Assembly members during the reign of king Otho.

The inner part of the design shows a continuing ribbon that starts from the outside depicting the effigy of King Willem-Alexander and continues to depict the effigies of his six predecessors: Queen Beatrix, Queen Juliana, Queen Wilhelmina, King Willem III, King Willem II and King Willem I. The...

The coin commemorates the 200th anniversary of the Malta Police Force which was set up by means of proclamation XXII of 1814. Thus the Malta Polices Force is one of the oldest in Europe. The national side of the coin depicts the badge of the Malta Police Force with the legend ‘200 Years Malta...

The design depicts two gods of Roman mythology featured in the carved relief above the entrance to the main building of the Oesterreichische Nationalbank (OeNB): to the left, Mercury, the messenger of the gods and the god of merchants and commerce; to the right, Fortuna, the goddess of fate and...

The design features the Greek flag at the centre, encircled by laurel branches. Inscribed along the inner edge are the wordings “1821 – 2021 200 YEARS SINCE THE GREEK REVOLUTION” and “HELLENIC REPUBLIC”. Visible, at the bottom, between two laurel branches, are a palmette (the minmark of the Greek...

The inner part of the coin depicts the conversion of Saint Paul on the road to Damascus (the city is visible in the background). The saint, dazzled by a light from the sky, falls from his rearing horse. Two inscriptions are engraved around the portrait; on the left-hand side, there is an...

The coin commemorates the 200th anniversary of the birth of Camillo Benso, Count of Cavour (1810-1861), a key figure in the Italian unification and founder of the Italian Liberal Party and the political newspaper Il Risorgimento. It features Cavour's portrait, completed by Francesco Hayez in 1864.

The coin features a hand with the fingers passing over a book's pages, symbolising braille, the reading and writing system invented by Louis Braille for blind and visually impaired people.

The design shows the bust of Giuseppe VERDI in three quarter view facing left. On the left, are the superimposed letters of the Italian Republic monogram ‘RI’/1813 and on the right, R (monogram of the Mint of Rome)/2013; in exergue, MCC (monogram of the Author Maria Carmela COLANERI)/G. VERDI.

The coin commemorates the Porvoo Diet of 1809, which gave birth to the Grand Duchy of Finland and was the beginning of the autonomous government. The coin depicts the cathedral of Porvoo, where the opening ceremony took place in connection with a religious festivity.

Held every four years since 1960, the UEFA men’s football European Championship, commonly referred to as ‘the Euro’, will take place in France from 10 June to 10 July 2016. Euro 2016, the fifteenth edition of the European Football Championship, is organised by the Union of European Football...

The upper right half of the national side design depicts a representation of the concept of digital humanism: printed circuits in the shape of a human brain, in the centre of which is a circle representing a microprocessor. The Slovak coat of arms is placed next to the lower right edge. Inscribed...

This coin commemorates the 20th anniversary of the peaceful student demonstration which took place in Prague on 17 November 1989 and was severely repressed by police. Demonstrations spread to other cities and heralded the end of the soviet era two years later.