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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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Marquisat des Baux

The coin commemorates the title of Count of Carladès, attributed, by historical tradition, to the second in the line of succession and which today belongs to Princess Gabriella.

35 years of German unity

The national side features a typographic design: the right-aligned words “Wir sind ein Volk” (“We are one people”) are positioned, one on top of the other, to the left of a slightly off-centre vertical axis.

Comté de Carladès

The coin commemorates the title of Count of Carladès, attributed, by historical tradition, to the second in the line of succession and which today belongs to Princess Gabriella.

Motor-racing circuit of Spa-Francorchamps in Belgium

The design depicts in the centre the current track layout of the racing circuit in Spa-Francorchamps. On the left side of the coin, the total distance (in meters) of the circuit, ‘7.004 M’, is displayed and below it also the year of the establishment of the circuit, ‘1921’, is shown.

Defence

The design features the contours of Lithuania. The state borders are surrounded by a stylised spine barrier, symbolising the concept of holistic and whole-of-society defence.

Federal state (Land) of Saarland

The design shows the Saarschleife bend in the Saar river, reduced to the key features of the motif of the meandering river, which characterises the hilly landscape. Groups of trees depicted along the course of the river symbolise the forested landscape around the picturesque Saarschleife.

Jubilee 2025

The design shows, in the centre, a depiction of the Holy Door located in the Basilica of Saint Peter.

Louvre

The design shows the facade of the Louvre on the east side, mixed with the iconic plan of the Museum's maze of extraordinary rooms.

National Lottery of Belgium

The design depicts in the centre the classical allegorical representation of good fortune, the goddess Fortuna, carrying the horn of plenty. On the right and below are 4 depictions of a four-leaf clover, another universal symbol of luck.

Himmeli

Himmeli is an ancient Latvian Christmas decoration. The design shows the traditional module shape the decoration is made up: the octahedron which consists of 12 interconnected straws and it symbolises the year with its 12 months.

100 years of skiing in Andorra

It is considered that the first contacts of the Andorran population with skiing took place in 1924. Nowadays, skiing is the country's king of sports making Andorra a very popular destination thanks to its snow-capped mountains, spectacular landscapes and world-class ski resorts.

20 years since the Accession of Cyprus to the European Union

The design depicts Cyprus as a power of creation and development within the European environment, symbolized by the building of the European Commission in Brussels. The globe of the Earth is also shown, symbolizing the geopolitical importance of Cyprus and its contribution to peace and wellbeing...

The 500th anniversary of Marko Marulić’s enduring legacy

The design shows the silhouettes of four buildings. The roof towers of the buildings point towards the centre. The texts "GESELLIUS", "LINDGREN", "SAARINEN" and the indication of the issuing country “FI”, the mintmark and the year “2024” run diagonally between the buildings.