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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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450th Anniversary of the birth of Galileo Galilei (born in 1564) coin

The design shows the head of Galileo Galilei from the painting of Justus Sustermans, 1636 (Florence, Galleria degli Uffizi); around, upside, GALILEO GALILEI; on the right, superimposed letters R (monogram of the Mint of Rome)/astronomic telescope/ C.M. (monogram of the Author Claudia Momoni); on...

50 years of the first bridge uniting the two riverbanks of the Tejo River coin

The design depicts the image of the bridge. At the top right is the inscription "PORTUGAL". At the bottom right are the inscriptions "PONTE", "25 DE ABRIL", "1966" and "2016", one below the other. At the bottom left is the mintmark "INCM" and at the bottom centre is the name of the designer "JOSÉ...

50 years of Universal Female Suffrage

The design of the coin shows a female face inside a wrapper of endless moving lines. These lines are formed by female names in Catalan language close together, making it difficult to read them individually, as a tribute to solidarity of women in the fight for their rights. There is one repeated...

500e anniversaire de la mort de Léonard de Vinci

La pièce reproduit dans son centre un ange peint par Léonard de Vinci, détail de l’œuvre « Baptême du Christ »; sur le pourtour, à gauche l’inscription « SAN MARINO » et à droite l’inscription « 1519 Leonardo 2019 »; à gauche le sigle de l’auteure Uliana Pernazza UP et en bas à droite la lettre R...

500ème anniversaire de la mort de Raffaello

Le dessin reproduit le profil de la Vierge, détail de la fresque "Madonna di Casa Santi", le premier chef-d'œuvre du très jeune Raphaël peint dans la maison familiale d'Urbino, qui abrite actuellement la prestigieuse Académie Raffaello.L'œuvre représente la Vierge Marie tenant l'enfant Jésus...

500th anniversary of Fernão Mendes Pinto's birth coin

The coin commemorates the 500th anniversary of the birth of Fernão Mendes Pinto, the Portuguese explorer of the Asian seas and countries. "Peregrinação" (Pilgrimage), his book on discoveries and adventures was published posthumously. The inner part of the coin depicts a sailing ship on several...

500th anniversary of the birth of Primož Trubar coin

The coin features an effigy of Primož Trubar (1508-1586), the Slovenian protestant reformer who was the founder of the Protestant Church of the Slovene Lands and the author of the first printed book in the Slovene language. Primož Trubar also features on the national side of the Slovenian 1-euro...

500th anniversary of the birth of Tintoretto

The centre of the coin depicts a detail from Tintoretto’s painting ‘The Visitation’ (the embrace between the Virgin Mary and Elizabeth), and the dates ‘1518-2018’; at the edge: ‘SAN MARINO’ written above, and ‘Tintoretto’ below; on the left are the initials of the artist Luciana de Simoni ‘LDS’...

500th Anniversary of the death of Raphael Sanzio

The design features a portrait of Raphael and two angels. At the right, in semi-circle, is the inscription “RAFFAELLO SANZIO”. Above the image of the two angels are the years “1520” and “2020” and underneath it is the name of the issuing country “CITTA’ DEL VATICANO”. At the bottom is the mintmark..

500th anniversary of the death of Sandro Botticelli coin

The coin commemorates the 500th anniversary of the death of the Italian painter of the Florentine school Alessandro di Mariano di Vanni Filipepi (1445 – 1510), better known as Sandro Botticelli or Il Botticello "The Little Barrel".

500th anniversary of the death of the Italian painter Pinturicchio coin

In the foreground, the fresco ‘Christ among the doctors’; in the lower part, the inscription ‘SAN MARINO’ in semi-circle; to the left, the letter ‘R’, which is the Italian mint mark; below the fresco, the name of the author ‘MOMONI’; above the fresco, the inscription ‘PINTURICCHIO’ in semi-circle...

50th anniversary of signing of the Treaty of Rome coin

The coin shows the treaty with the signatures of the six founding countries on a background evoking the paving – designed by Michelangelo – of the Piazza del Campidoglio in Rome, where the Treaty was signed on 25 March 1957, giving birth to the modern-day European Union.

50th anniversary of signing of the Treaty of Rome - France coin

The coin shows the treaty with the signatures of the six founding countries on a background evoking the paving – designed by Michelangelo – of the Piazza del Campidoglio in Rome, where the Treaty was signed on 25 March 1957, giving birth to the modern-day European Union.

50th anniversary of signing of the Treaty of Rome - Germany coin

The coin shows the treaty with the signatures of the six founding countries on a background evoking the paving – designed by Michelangelo – of the Piazza del Campidoglio in Rome, where the Treaty was signed on 25 March 1957, giving birth to the modern-day European Union.

50th anniversary of signing of the Treaty of Rome - Greece coin

The coin shows the treaty with the signatures of the six founding countries on a background evoking the paving – designed by Michelangelo – of the Piazza del Campidoglio in Rome, where the Treaty was signed on 25 March 1957, giving birth to the modern-day European Union.

50th anniversary of signing of the Treaty of Rome - Italy coin

The coin shows the treaty with the signatures of the six founding countries on a background evoking the paving – designed by Michelangelo – of the Piazza del Campidoglio in Rome, where the Treaty was signed on 25 March 1957, giving birth to the modern-day European Union.

50th anniversary of signing of the Treaty of Rome coin

The coin shows the treaty with the signatures of the six founding countries on a background evoking the paving – designed by Michelangelo – of the Piazza del Campidoglio in Rome, where the Treaty was signed on 25 March 1957, giving birth to the modern-day European Union.