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Commemorative coins (491)
RSS![225th anniversary of the Fête de la Fédération (Festival of the Federation) coin](https://economy-finance.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2017-01/fr_400.jpg?itok=Fpdpq_1j)
The French national holiday brings the people of France together in celebration of the Republic. The design shows Marianne, the symbol of the Republic, depicted in profile in a graphic, contemporary style. She is wearing the Phrygian cap. On the right, the tricolour cockade appears in outline...
![2400th Anniversary of the founding of Plato’s Academy coin](https://economy-finance.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2017-01/el_400.jpg?itok=PEnOJ7dh)
The coin depicts a portrait of Plato (in profile). On the left: the words “2400 years since the founding of Plato’s Academy” and “Hellenic Republic” in ancient Greek lettering. On the right: “2013” and the monogram of the Greek Mint. In exergue, “ΣΤΑΜ” (monogram of the author G. Stamatopoulos).
![250 years of the Ajuda Botanical Garden (“Jardim Botânico da Ajuda”)](https://economy-finance.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2019-01/250-years-of-the-ajuda-botanical-garden.png?itok=WqBo-liZ)
The design shows a very old Dracaena tree that is in the Ajuda Botanical Garden premises and is a symbol of the garden. The Ajuda Botanical Garden is...
![250 years of the Official Printing Works (“Imprensa Nacional”)](https://economy-finance.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2019-01/250-years-of-the-official-printing-works.png?itok=aqvQXKRz)
The design displays the inscription “1768-2018 IMPRENSA NACIONAL DUZENTOS E CINQUENTA 250 ANOS PORTUGAL MMXVIII” as if the letters and numbers...
![250ème anniversaire de la mort de Giambattista Tiepolo](https://economy-finance.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2020-12/com_2_euro_tiepolo.jpg?itok=vd5pS3_N)
La pièce reproduit à gauche le buste d’un ange, détail de l’œuvre de Tiepolo « Agar ed Ismaele », conservée auprès de la « Scuola Grande di San Rocco » - Venise et les initiales de l’auteure Claudia Momoni « C.M. ». En haut l’inscription « TIEPOLO » et la lettre « R », identifiant la Monnaie de...
![25th anniversary of the Andorran Constitution](https://economy-finance.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2018-04/and_2018_-_copy.png?itok=bxWzXJuO)
The design depicts the “Monument to the Men and Women of Andorra who launched the Constitution”, which stands in the square of the Consell General (Andorra’s Parliament). This monument shows the silhouettes of a man and a woman and commemorates the will expressed by the Andorran citizenry, in the...
![25th anniversary of the death of Princess Grace coin](https://economy-finance.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2017-01/image10330.jpg?itok=tzSNAaN6)
The coin shows the effigy of Princess Grace (1929-1982) in profile facing to the left, together with the word ‘Monaco’.
![25th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall coin](https://economy-finance.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2017-01/va_berlin_wal_400.jpg?itok=N0DdCzyl)
The design depicts some bricks of the partially collapsed Berlin Wall in the foreground, with the wording ‘XXV ANNIVERSARIO DEL CROLLO DEL MURO DI BERLINO 1989 2014’ (Twenty-fifth anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall 1989 2014) written within them. An olive branch can be seen in the centre...
![25th anniversary of the German reunification coin](https://economy-finance.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2017-01/san_marino_400.jpg?itok=EJttNYXl)
The design shows the Brandenburg Gate which during the Cold War was located in East Berlin, in two representations which are intertwined like two hands, symbolizing the reunification of the two parts of Berlin. At the left the mint mark "R" and the initials of the artist "ES" (Erik Spiekermann)...
![france_rubanrose_2017.png](https://economy-finance.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2017-10/france_rubanrose_2017.png?itok=puaYRP-e)
Since the 1990s, the fight against breast cancer has been a major cause around the world. On the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the pink ribbon, iconic symbol of this fight, Monnaie de Paris has decided to support this cause. For nearly 15 years, a pink ribbon prize has been presented every...
![25th anniversary of the Signature of the Customs Agreement with the European Union coin](https://economy-finance.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2017-01/andorra-1-400-.jpg?itok=rIGdrOlt)
The design shows at the top the map of Andorra with the coat of arms of the Principality highlighted inside it. At the bottom of the design, two opposing arrows interlaced, symbolizing the Customs Agreement between Andorra and the EU, show the years that are being commemorated “1990” and “2015”...
![25th birthday of Grand Duke Guillaume, heir to the throne coin](https://economy-finance.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2017-01/image8553.gif?itok=CJawcPjw)
The effigies of Grand Duke Henri and Grand Duke Guillaume, heir to the throne, are featured on the occasion of the 25th birthday of Grand Duke Guillaume.
![2nd Lusophone Games coin](https://economy-finance.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2017-01/image15188.jpg?itok=9yZxXEBT)
The coin was issued on the occasion of the 2nd Lusophone Games (2.os Jogos da Lusophonia, Lisbon, 11-19 July 2009) with the participation of twelve Portuguese-speaking countries. The inner part of the coin depicts a gymnast swirling a long ribbon. At the top, the Portuguese coat of arms appears...
![Andorra - 30 years of the entry of the Principality of Andorra into the United Nations](https://economy-finance.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2024-01/andorra2.jpg?itok=JMxNHgDR)
The summer solstice fire festivals were inscribed on UNESCO’s Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in 2015. They are traditional and popular festivities widely celebrated in Andorra each year.
![30 years of the fall of the Berlin Wall](https://economy-finance.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2019-05/30_years_of_the_fall_of_the_berlin_wall.jpg?itok=1DoV-VA4)
Thirty years ago, the Berlin Wall fell. Beyond the impact on German society, it was an event with global consequences. On November 9th, 1989, this occasion marks the end of the cold war and announces an appeasement after several decades of international tensions. At the European level, it is the...
![30th anniversary of the Coming of Age and Political Rights to the Men and Women turning 18 years old coin](https://economy-finance.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2017-01/andorra-2-400-.jpg?itok=p6Fo6emg)
The design shows a partial reproduction of a young person casting a vote. The ballot that the figure is holding reproduces the inscription “ANDORRA”. To the left of the figure there are the years that are being commemorated “1985” and “2015” (the latter is the year of issue of the coin as well). A..
![400 years since the death of Domenikos Theotokopoulos (1614-2014) coin](https://economy-finance.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2017-01/el_domenikos_theotokopoulos_400.jpg?itok=Qa_ObKin)
The inner part of the coin shows a portrait of Domenikos Theotokopoulos. The background features a typical figure from his work, illustrative of his technique. On the left: the year 2014 and the characteristic signature of the artist («Domenikos Theotokopoulos Epoiei»). On the right: the mint mark..
![san_marc.png](https://economy-finance.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2017-09/san_marc.png?itok=M6V9Kwbj)
Façade of the Basilica of San Marco in Venice; in the exergue the dates “1617” and “2017”, respectively year of the completion of the Basilica and year of the issue of the coin, beside the logo of the Italian Republic “RI”; below the inscription “SAN MARCO”; on the right “LDS”, initials of the...
![400th anniversary of the death of William Shakespeare coin](https://economy-finance.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2017-01/sm_shakespeare_400.png?itok=mDawlkX3)
The design depicts a portrait of the poet. On the right, in a semi-circle, the dates ‘1616-2016’ and the name of the issuing country ‘San Marino’; on the bottom right, the initials of the artist ‘MB’. On the left, in a semi-circle, the inscription ‘William Shakespeare’; on the bottom left, the...
![400th anniversary of the first edition of Miguel de Cervantes’ Don Quixote de La Mancha coin](https://economy-finance.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2017-01/image8592.gif?itok=oYsvV9Ez)
An image of Don Quixote, the lean character imagined by Miguel de Cervantes, appears holding a lance against a backdrop of windmills. The coin commemorates the 400th anniversary of the first edition of Cervantes’ masterpiece.