Commemorative coins

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...

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).

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...

The design displays the inscription “1768-2018 IMPRENSA NACIONAL DUZENTOS E CINQUENTA 250 ANOS PORTUGAL MMXVIII” as if the letters and numbers...

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...

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...

The coin shows the effigy of Princess Grace (1929-1982) in profile facing to the left, together with the word ‘Monaco’.

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...

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)...

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...

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”...

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.

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...

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.

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...

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..

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..

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...