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| rowspan=2 width=50px | '''Country''' || rowspan=2 width=50px | '''Issues''' || rowspan=16 |   || colspan=9 | '''By year''' || rowspan=16 |   || colspan=3 | '''By metal'''
| rowspan=2 width=50px | '''Country''' || rowspan=2 width=50px | '''Issues''' || rowspan=16 |   || colspan=10 | '''By year''' || rowspan=16 |   || colspan=3 | '''By metal'''
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| width=40px | '''2002''' || width=40px | '''2003''' || width=40px | '''2004''' || width=40px | '''2005''' || width=40px | '''2006''' || width=40px | '''2007''' || width=40px | '''2008''' || width=40px | '''2009''' || width=40px | '''2010''' || width=50px | '''Gold''' || width=50px | '''Silver''' || width=50px | '''Other'''
| width=40px | '''2002''' || width=40px | '''2003''' || width=40px | '''2004''' || width=40px | '''2005''' || width=40px | '''2006''' || width=40px | '''2007''' || width=40px | '''2008''' || width=40px | '''2009''' || width=40px | '''2010''' || width=40px | '''2011''' ||width=50px | '''Gold''' || width=50px | '''Silver''' || width=50px | '''Other'''
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| style="text-align: center;" | '''Austria''' || 83 || {{yes|11}} || {{yes|12}} || {{yes|14}} || {{yes|13}} || {{yes|13}} || {{yes|9}} || {{yes|11}} || {{no|}} || {{no|}} || {{yes|35}} || {{yes|37}} || {{yes|6}}
| style="text-align: center;" | '''Austria''' || 83 || {{yes|11}} || {{yes|12}} || {{yes|14}} || {{yes|13}} || {{yes|13}} || {{yes|9}} || {{yes|11}} || {{no|}} || {{no|}} || {{no|}} || {{yes|35}} || {{yes|37}} || {{yes|6}}
|-
|-
| style="text-align: center;" | '''Belgium''' || 31 || {{yes|2}} || {{yes|2}} || {{yes|4}} || {{yes|4}} || {{yes|6}} || {{yes|6}} || {{yes|7}} || {{no|}} || {{no|}} || {{yes|14}} || {{yes|17}} || {{no|}}
| style="text-align: center;" | '''Belgium''' || 31 || {{yes|2}} || {{yes|2}} || {{yes|4}} || {{yes|4}} || {{yes|6}} || {{yes|6}} || {{yes|7}} || {{no|}} || {{no|}} || {{no|}} || {{yes|14}} || {{yes|17}} || {{no|}}
|-
|-
| style="text-align: center;" | '''Cyprus''' || 1 || {{no|}} || {{no|}} || {{no|}} || {{no|}} || {{no|}} || {{no|}} || {{yes|1}} || {{no|}} || {{no|}} || {{no|}} || {{yes|1}} || {{no|}}
| style="text-align: center;" | '''Cyprus''' || 1 || {{no|}} || {{no|}} || {{no|}} || {{no|}} || {{no|}} || {{no|}} || {{yes|1}} || {{no|}} || {{no|}} || {{no|}} || {{no|}} || {{yes|1}} || {{no|}}
|-
|-
| style="text-align: center;" | '''Estonia''' || 2 || {{no|}} || {{no|}} || {{no|}} || {{no|}} || {{no|}} || {{no|}} || {{no|}} || {{no|}} || {{yes|2}} || {{yes|1}} || {{yes|1}} || {{no|}}
| style="text-align: center;" | '''Estonia''' || 2 || {{no|}} || {{no|}} || {{no|}} || {{no|}} || {{no|}} || {{no|}} || {{no|}} || {{no|}} || {{no|}} || {{yes|2}} || {{yes|1}} || {{yes|1}} || {{no|}}
|-
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| style="text-align: center;" | '''Finland''' || 27 || {{yes|3}} || {{yes|4}} || {{yes|3}} || {{yes|4}} || {{yes|5}} || {{yes|4}} || {{yes|4}} || {{no|}} || {{no|}} || {{yes|7}} || {{yes|14}} || {{yes|6}}
| style="text-align: center;" | '''Finland''' || 27 || {{yes|3}} || {{yes|4}} || {{yes|3}} || {{yes|4}} || {{yes|5}} || {{yes|4}} || {{yes|4}} || {{no|}} || {{no|}} || {{no|}} || {{yes|7}} || {{yes|14}} || {{yes|6}}
|-
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| style="text-align: center;" | '''Germany''' || 61 || {{yes|7}} || {{yes|7}} || {{yes|7}} || {{yes|7}} || {{yes|6}} || {{yes|6}} || {{yes|6}} || {{yes|7}} || {{yes|8}} || {{yes|11}} || {{yes|50}} || {{no|}}
| style="text-align: center;" | '''Germany''' || 61 || {{yes|7}} || {{yes|7}} || {{yes|7}} || {{yes|7}} || {{yes|6}} || {{yes|6}} || {{yes|6}} || {{yes|7}} || {{yes|8}} || {{no|}} || {{yes|11}} || {{yes|50}} || {{no|}}
|-
|-
| style="text-align: center;" | '''Greece''' || 36 || {{no|}} || {{yes|15}} || {{yes|12}} || {{yes|1}} || {{yes|3}} || {{yes|4}} || {{yes|1}} || {{no|}} || {{no|}} || {{yes|9}} || {{yes|27}} || {{no|}}
| style="text-align: center;" | '''Greece''' || 36 || {{no|}} || {{yes|15}} || {{yes|12}} || {{yes|1}} || {{yes|3}} || {{yes|4}} || {{yes|1}} || {{no|}} || {{no|}} || {{no|}} || {{yes|9}} || {{yes|27}} || {{no|}}
|-
|-
| style="text-align: center;" | '''Ireland''' || 18 || {{no|}} || {{yes|2}} || {{yes|1}} || {{yes|1}} || {{yes|2}} || {{yes|3}} || {{yes|4}} || {{yes|3}} || {{yes|2}} || {{yes|6}} || {{yes|11}} || {{yes|1}}
| style="text-align: center;" | '''Ireland''' || 18 || {{no|}} || {{yes|2}} || {{yes|1}} || {{yes|1}} || {{yes|2}} || {{yes|3}} || {{yes|4}} || {{yes|3}} || {{yes|2}} || {{no|}} || {{yes|6}} || {{yes|11}} || {{yes|1}}
|-
|-
| style="text-align: center;" | '''Malta''' || 2 || {{no|}} || {{no|}} || {{no|}} || {{no|}} || {{no|}} || {{no|}} || {{yes|2}} || {{no|}} || {{no|}} || {{yes|1}} || {{yes|1}} || {{no|}}
| style="text-align: center;" | '''Malta''' || 2 || {{no|}} || {{no|}} || {{no|}} || {{no|}} || {{no|}} || {{no|}} || {{yes|2}} || {{no|}} || {{no|}} || {{no|}} || {{yes|1}} || {{yes|1}} || {{no|}}
|-
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| style="text-align: center;" | '''Monaco''' || 7 || {{yes|1}} || {{yes|2}} || {{yes|1}} || {{yes|1}} || {{no|}} || {{no|}} || {{yes|2}} || {{no|}} || {{no|}} || {{yes|4}} || {{yes|3}} || {{no|}}
| style="text-align: center;" | '''Monaco''' || 7 || {{yes|1}} || {{yes|2}} || {{yes|1}} || {{yes|1}} || {{no|}} || {{no|}} || {{yes|2}} || {{no|}} || {{no|}} || {{no|}} || {{yes|4}} || {{yes|3}} || {{no|}}
|-
|-
| style="text-align: center;" | '''Netherlands''' || 28 || {{yes|2}} || {{yes|5}} || {{yes|4}} || {{yes|5}} || {{yes|6}} || {{yes|2}} || {{yes|2}} || {{yes|2}} || {{no|}} || {{yes|15}} || {{yes|13}} || {{no|}}
| style="text-align: center;" | '''Netherlands''' || 28 || {{yes|2}} || {{yes|5}} || {{yes|4}} || {{yes|5}} || {{yes|6}} || {{yes|2}} || {{yes|2}} || {{yes|2}} || {{no|}} || {{no|}} || {{yes|15}} || {{yes|13}} || {{no|}}
|-
|-
| style="text-align: center;" | '''Slovakia''' || 2 || {{no|}} || {{no|}} || {{no|}} || {{no|}} || {{no|}} || {{no|}} || {{no|}} || {{yes|2}} || {{no|}} || {{no|}} || {{yes|2}} || {{no|}}
| style="text-align: center;" | '''Slovakia''' || 2 || {{no|}} || {{no|}} || {{no|}} || {{no|}} || {{no|}} || {{no|}} || {{no|}} || {{yes|2}} || {{no|}} || {{no|}} || {{no|}} || {{yes|2}} || {{no|}}
|-
|-
| style="text-align: center;" | '''Slovenia''' || 15 || {{no|}} || {{no|}} || {{no|}} || {{no|}} || {{no|}} || {{no|}} || {{yes|5}} || {{yes|5}} || {{yes|5|}} || {{yes|6}} || {{yes|6}} || {{yes|3}}
| style="text-align: center;" | '''Slovenia''' || 15 || {{no|}} || {{no|}} || {{no|}} || {{no|}} || {{no|}} || {{no|}} || {{yes|5}} || {{yes|5}} || {{yes|5|}} || {{no|}} || {{yes|6}} || {{yes|6}} || {{yes|3}}
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| style="text-align: center;" | '''Total''' || '''313''' || '''26''' || '''49''' || '''46''' || '''34''' || '''41''' || '''34''' || '''45''' || '''19''' || '''17''' || '''109''' || '''183''' || '''16'''
| style="text-align: center;" | '''Total''' || '''313''' || '''26''' || '''49''' || '''46''' || '''34''' || '''41''' || '''34''' || '''45''' || '''19''' || '''15''' || '''2''' || '''109''' || '''183''' || '''16'''
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Revision as of 19:00, 30 January 2011

Eurozone participation
European Union member states
(special territories not shown)
  20 in the eurozone
  1 in ERM II, without an opt-out (Bulgaria)
  1 in ERM II, with an opt-out (Denmark)
  5 not in ERM II, but obliged to join the eurozone on meeting the convergence criteria (Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Romania, and Sweden)
Non–EU member states
  4 using the euro with a monetary agreement (Andorra, Monaco, San Marino, and Vatican City)
  2 using the euro unilaterally (Kosovo and Montenegro)

This article covers the gold and silver issues of the euro commemorative coins (collectors coins). It also includes some rare cases of bimetal collector coins (Titanium, Niobium, etc.). See €2 commemorative coins for circulating commemorative coins.

Introduction

In the Eurozone, as a legacy of old national practice is the minting of silver and gold commemorative coins. Unlike normal issues, these coins are not legal tender in all the Eurozone, but only in the country where the coin was issued. For instance, a €10 Finnish commemorative coin cannot be used in the Netherlands.

Despite this, these coins are not really intended to be used as means of payment, as their bullion value generally vastly exceeds their face value,[citation needed] so it does not constitute a serious problem. The major exception [citation needed] is Germany, where silver ten euro commemoratives are available at banks and some retailers at face value. The coins, however, generally do not circulate.

It is uncertain whether the Council of Ministers will grant them legal tender status elsewhere outside national boundaries, as San Marino, Monaco and Vatican City also issue these kind of coins.

Europa Coin Programme

Europa Coin Program logo

The Europa Coin Program is a multi-member participation of minting precious metal coin with a particular theme.

  • 2004 - EU enlargement [1]
  • 2005 - Peace & freedom [1]
  • 2006 - Distinguished European figures [2]
  • 2007 - European Realisation [3]
  • 2008 - Cultural heritage [1]

Summary

This is a summary of the euro gold and silver commemorative coins issued by all countries in the eurozone.

Country Issues   By year   By metal
2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Gold Silver Other
Austria 83 11 12 14 13 13 9 11 35 37 6
Belgium 31 2 2 4 4 6 6 7 14 17
Cyprus 1 1 1
Estonia 2 2 1 1
Finland 27 3 4 3 4 5 4 4 7 14 6
Germany 61 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 7 8 11 50
Greece 36 15 12 1 3 4 1 9 27
Ireland 18 2 1 1 2 3 4 3 2 6 11 1
Malta 2 2 1 1
Monaco 7 1 2 1 1 2 4 3
Netherlands 28 2 5 4 5 6 2 2 2 15 13
Slovakia 2 2 2
Slovenia 15 5 5 5 6 6 3
Total 313 26 49 46 34 41 34 45 19 15 2 109 183 16
Country Issues   By face value
€100,000 €500 €400 €300 €250 €200 €100 €50 €30 €25 €20 €15 €12.5 €12 €10 €8 €5 €3 €2.50 €1.50 €0.25
Austria 83 1 12 12 11 14 19 13 1
Belgium 31 6 4 1 2 3 13 2
Cyprus 1 1
Estonia 2 1 1
Finland 27 4 2 1 14 6
France 338 1 1 28 18 84 2 60 16 104 25
Germany 61 1 9 1 50
Greece 36 1 8 1 26
Ireland 18 1 5 2 8 2
Malta 2 1 1
Monaco 7 1 2 2 2
Netherlands 28 2 3 13 10
Portugal 50 7 17 13 8 2 3
Slovakia 2 1 1
Slovenia 15 6 6 3
Spain 108 6 2 16 2 10 2 2 8 57 2 1
Total ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?

Austria

Location of Austria

Austria introduced the Eurocoins in 2002 alongside the general issuance of Euro in the Eurozone. From the very beginning they have been minting a fairly large set of collectors' coins. The record was reached in 2004, when 14 different coins were minted. There was a unique and particular edition of a very special coin: the €100,000 Vienna Philharmonic, only 15 coins minted.

Austria uses mainly gold and silver for their collectors' coins. However, since 2003 a special bimetal coin, €25 face value, has been minted using silver and colored niobium, giving this set of coins a unique characteristic, since they have different color variations every year.

With the exception of the 2004 Vienna Philharmonic coin and the recently introduced 2008 silver €1.25 Vienna Philharmonic, there is no variation in the number of issues when sorted by face value, from €5 to €100 there is a similar number of issues every year.

Vienna Philharmonic Coin

A unique piece in the Austrian collection is the Vienna Philharmonic coin. This coin is struck in pure gold, 999.9 fine (24 carats). It is issued every year, in four different face values, sizes and weights. It is used as an investment product (bullion coin), although it finishes almost always in hands of collectors. According to the World gold Council, was the best selling gold coin in 1992, 1995 and 1996 world wide.

Since 1 February 2008, this coin is being minted in silver as well. Both side of the coin features as on the Vienna Philharmonic pure gold coin. Its face value of „1,50 Euro“ gives the silver piece its coin character, but is not relevant for the actual market value of the coin.

2008 Europe Taler

Once again Austria makes a major milestone in numismatics: the launch of the largest silver coin in the world has been made by Hall in Tirol. It has been revealed on the occasion of the 2008 European Championship of Football in Austria and Switzerland. The front side design of the coin is as old as five centuries. 500 years ago in Trient, Kaiser Maximilian I crowned himself Emperor and a propaganda coin was issued by the Mint in Hall. In the coin was written: "King of all the lands in Europe”. This inscription included the word “Europe” for the first time. The obverse corresponds to that from the time of Maximilian in 1508. It shows the emperor mounted in armour on a horse. This massive coin has a diameter of 360 mm and a weight of 20.08 kg.

A smaller version for collectors will also be minted and will be sold at €108. [4]

Summary

Year Issues   By metal   By face value
gold silver others €100,000 €100 €50 €25 €20 €10 €5 €1.50
2002 11 6 5 2 2 1 2 3 1
2003 12 6 5 1 2 2 2 2 3 1
2004 14 7 6 1 1 2 2 2 2 3 2
2005 13 6 6 1 2 2 2 2 3 2
2007 13 6 6 1 3 3 2 2 3 2
2007 13 6 6 1 1 1 2 2 3 2
2008 15 6 8 1 2 2 2 2 3 3 1
2009 14 6 7 1 2 2 2 2 3 2 1
Total 105 49 49 7 1 16 16 15 16 24 15 2
  Coins were minted
  No coins were minted
  Scheduled to be minted

Belgium

Kingdom of Belgium
Template:Nl icon Koninkrijk België
Template:Fr icon Royaume de Belgique
Template:De icon Königreich Belgien
Location of Belgium
ISO 3166 codeBE

Belgium joined the Eurozone in 2002, and since then they have been minting collectors' coins. In the first two years, there were not that many coins being minted, only 2 issues per year. Since 2004, a gradual increase of their mints has been seen, with a record of six coins minted in 2006 and 2007 respectively.

With the exception of the Belgian €2 commemorative coins and the normal Belgian euro coins, which are intended for circulation, only one coin have been minted by the Royal Belgian Mint using other materials than gold and silver. This coin, the 2006 "50th anniversary of the catastrophe Bois du Cazier at Marcinelle", is a silver coin with a portrait embossed in copper. It is also the only bimetal commemorative coin minted so far; any other collectors' coins has been minted completely in either silver or gold, they have not used any other materials and they have not minted any other bimetal coins.

They also mint the collectors' coins issues in very low quantities; some of their coins disappear from the market in a few weeks post release. Typically the majority of the coins minted have a face value of €100 or €10. In the recent years coins with face value €50, €25, €20 and €12.5 has also been minted.

Summary

Year Issues   By metal   By face value
gold silver Others €100 €50 €25 €20 €12.5 €10 €5
2002 2 1 1 1 1
2003 2 1 1 1 1
2004 4 2 2 1 1 2
2005 4 1 3 1 1 2
2006 6 3 3 1 1 1 3
2007 6 3 3 1 1 1 1 2
2008 7 3 4 1 1 1 2 2
2009 2 1 1 1 1
Total 33 15 18 0 6 5 1 2 3 14 2

Cyprus

Republic of Cyprus
Κυπριακή Δημοκρατία (Greek)
Kypriakī́ Dīmokratía
Kıbrıs Cumhuriyeti (Turkish)
Location of Cyprus
ISO 3166 codeCY

As of 20 October 2008, one Cypriot euro commemorative coin had been minted. This special high-value commemorative coin is not to be confused with €2 commemorative coins, which are coins designated for circulation and do have legal tender status in all countries of the Eurozone.[5]

Summary

The following table shows the number of coins minted per year. In the first section, the coins are grouped by the metal used, while in the second section they are grouped by their face value.

Year Issues   By metal   By face value
gold silver others €5
2008 1 1 1
Total 1 0 1 0 1
  Coins were minted
  No coins were minted

Estonia

Republic of Estonia
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Location of Euro gold and silver commemorative coins

Summary

Year Issues   By metal   By face value
gold silver Others €20 €10
2011 2 1 1 1 1
Total 2 1 1 0 1 1
  Coins were minted
  No coins were minted


Finland

Republic of Finland
Template:Fi icon Suomen tasavalta
Template:Sv icon Republiken Finland
Location of Finland
ISO 3166 codeFI

Finland joined the eurozone in 2002, and they continued their tradition of minting collectors' coins. They do not mint too many coins per year; only 3 to 4 coins. The record was reached in 2005 with 5 coins minted.

Finland, like no other country in the union, has a tendency to use mainly silver in their collectors' coin issues and a very distinctive way of alternating other materials, like gold, Nickel-Copper, Nordic gold ... etc. They have minted more bimetal collectors' coins than gold coins. That is the main reason why the vast majority of the Finnish coins have a low face value, with almost 70% of their issues having a face value of €10 or €5. As a result, the Finnish gold coins have a really high value in the market because they are fairly difficult to find.

Summary

Year Issues   By metal   By face value
gold silver Others €100 €50 €20 €10 €5
2002 3 1 2 1 2
2003 4 1 2 1 1 2 1
2004 3 1 2 1 2
2005 4 1 2 1 1 2 1
2006 5 1 2 2 1 2 2
2007 4 1 2 1 1 2 1
2008 4 1 2 1 1 2 1
2009 1 1 1
Total 28 7 15 6 4 2 1 15 6
  Coins were minted
  No coins were minted

France

France
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Location of Euro gold and silver commemorative coins

Summary

Year Issues   By metal   By face value
gold silver others €500 €100 €50 €20 €15 €10 €5 €1.50 €0.25
2002 28 14 12 2 2 1 10 1 1 8 5
2003 60 33 26 1 4 3 22 5 1 22 3
2004 42 22 19 1 1 4 2 13 3 2 14 3
2005 42 22 19 1 6 2 7 10 1 14 2
2006 51 24 27 6 3 11 12 1 13 5
2007 65 30 35 2 5 14 1 15 4 19 5
2008 50 25 25 4 2 7 1 14 6 14 2
Total 338 170 163 5 1 28 18 84 2 60 16 104 25

Germany

Federal Republic of Germany
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Location of Euro gold and silver commemorative coins
Year Issues   By metal   By face value
gold silver others €200 €100 €20 €10
2002 7 2 5 1 1 - 5
2003 7 1 6 1 - 6
2004 7 1 6 1 - 6
2005 7 1 6 1 - 6
2006 6 1 5 1 - 5
2007 6 1 5 1 - 5
2008 6 1 5 1 - 5
2009 7 1 6 1 - 6
2010 8 2 6 1 1 6
Total 61 11 50 1 9 1 50

Greece

Hellenic Republic
Ελληνική Δημοκρατία
Ellīnikī́ Dīmokratía
Location of Euro gold and silver commemorative coins

Greece minted a high number of collectors' coins in 2003 and 2004, in both gold and silver, as part of the celebration of the 2004 Athens Olympic Games. After that just a few coins were minted, solely in silver. As of 9 December 2008, 36 variations of Greek commemorative coins have been minted: 15 in 2003, 12 in 2004, one in 2005, three in 2006, four in 2007 and one in 2008.

Summary

The following table shows the number of coins minted per year. In the first section, the coins are grouped by the metal used, while in the second section they are grouped by their face value.

Year Issues   By metal   By face value
gold silver Others €200 €100 €20 €10
2003 15 5 10 1 4 1 9
2004 12 4 8 4 8
2005 1 1 1
2006 3 3 3
2007 4 4 4
2008 1 1 1
Total 36 9 27 0 1 8 1 26
  Coins were minted
  No coins were minted

Ireland

Ireland
Éire
Location of Euro gold and silver commemorative coins

Ireland joined the eurozone in 2002, however they did not mint any collectors' coins until 2003. Ireland has kept its issues to the very minimum with one or two coins per year. The record was reached in 2008, when four coins where issued.

The vast majority of the Irish coins are made of silver, only since 2006 Irish euro collectors' coins have been seen in gold. In 2003, a very special coin was issued, the only one with a face value of €5 minted so far, and the only one made of two colors (not to be confused with bimetal coins), using alloys of other materials. This coins was issued commemorating the 2003 Special Olympics World Summer Games hosted in Ireland; it was the biggest mint ever with 60,000 coins released.

In general, Ireland mint coins with very low face value, but because of the rarity of their gold coins, they are quoted in the market at very high values.

Summary

Year Issues   By metal   By face value
gold silver Others €100 €50 €20 €10 €5
2002 0
2003 2 1 1 1 1
2004 1 1 1
2005 1 1 1
2006 2 1 1 1 1
2007 3 1 2 1 1 1
2008 4 2 2 1 1 1 1
2009 3 1 2 1 1 1
2010 3 1 1 1 1
Total 18 6 11 1 1 4 3 8 2
  Coins were minted
  No coins were minted

Italy

Summary

Year Issues   By metal   By face value
gold silver others €50 €20 €10 €5
2002 0
2003 6 2 4 1 1 2 2
2004 8 3 5 1 2 2 3
2005 15 6 9 2 4 5 4
2006 10 4 6 2 2 4 2
2007 10 3 7 1 2 3 4
2008 9 3 6 1 2 2 4
Total 58 21 37 8 13 18 19

Luxembourg

Luxembourg
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Location of Euro gold and silver commemorative coins

In 2006 Luxembourg made 2 bimetallic coins of Silver and Titanium. In 2009 was issued another 2 bimetallic coins, one of these was made of Silver and Niobium, and the other one in Silver and Brass.

Summary

Year Issues   By metal   By face value
gold silver others €25 €20 €10 €5
2002 1 1 1
2003 1 1 1
2004 2 1 1 1 1
2005 1 1 1
2006 4 1 1 2 1 1 2
2007 1 1 1
2008 2 1 1 1 1
2009 1 - - 2 - - - 2
Total 13 4 6 4 6 1 4 3

Malta

Republic of Malta
Repubblika ta' Malta
Location of Malta
ISO 3166 codeMT

Malta joined the Eurozone in 1 January 2008. In such a short period they have minted two coins: one in silver with face value €10 and one in gold with face value €50. Both coins have the same motive: Auberge de Castille.[6]

Summary

Year Issues   By metal   By face value
gold silver others €50 €10
2008 2 1 1 1 1
2009 2 1 1 1 1
Total 4 2 2 - 2 2


Monaco

Principality of Monaco
Principauté de Monaco
Location of Monaco
ISO 3166 codeMC

As of 28 December 2008, seven variations of Monegasque Euro commemorative coins have been minted: one in 2002, two in 2003, one in 2004, one in 2005 and two in 2008. This special high-value commemorative coins are not to be confused with €2 commemorative coins, which are coins designated for circulation and do have legal tender status in all countries of the Eurozone.[5]

The following table shows the number of coins minted per year. In the first section, the coins are grouped by the metal used, while in the second section they are grouped by their face value.

Summary

Year Issues   By metal   By face value
gold silver Others €100 €20 €10 €5
2002 1 1 1
2003 2 1 1 1 1
2004 1 1 1
2005 1 1 1
2006 0
2007 0
2008 2 1 1 1 1
Total 7 4 3 0 1 2 2 2
  Coins were minted
  No coins were minted

Netherlands

Netherlands
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Location of Euro gold and silver commemorative coins

The Netherlands joined the eurozone in 2002, and its continued its tradition of minting collectors' coins. It doesn't mint many coins per year; average is 2 silver and 2 gold coins per year. The record was reached in 2006 with 6 coins minted.

Some issues are also minted in Netherlands Antillean guilder and in Aruban florin. These commemorative coins have the same subject, but a different design. They are also minted in a gold and in a silver version.

Summary

Year Issues   By metal   By face value
gold silver others €50 €20 €10 €5
2002 2 1 1 1 1
2003 5 3 2 1 1 2 1
2004 4 2 2 2 2
2005 5 3 2 1 1 2 1
2006 6 3 3 3 3
2007 2 1 1 1 1
2008 2 1 1 1 1
2009 4 2 2 2 2
Total 30 16 14 2 3 14 11

Portugal

Summary

Year Issues   By metal   By face value
gold silver others €10 €8 €5 €2.50 €1.50 €0.25
2002 0
2003 9 4 5 1 6 2
2004 10 3 7 1 7 2
2005 6 1 5 1 1 4
2006 7 1 6 2 2 2 1
2007 7 1 6 2 1 3 1
2008 11 1 5 5 8 2 1
Total 50 11 34 5 7 17 13 8 2 3

San Marino

San Marino
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Location of Euro gold and silver commemorative coins

Summary

Year Issues   By metal   By face value
gold silver others €50 €20 €10 €5
2002 4 2 2 1 1 1 1
2003 5 2 3 1 1 1 2
2004 5 2 3 1 1 1 2
2005 5 2 3 1 1 1 2
2006 5 2 3 1 1 1 2
2007 5 2 3 1 1 1 2
2008 5 2 3 1 1 1 2
2009 3 - 3 - - 1 2
Total 37 14 23 7 7 8 15

Slovakia

Slovakia
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Location of Euro gold and silver commemorative coins

Summary

Slovakia joined the Eurozone on 1 January 2009. They already have two variations of Slovak commemorative coins scheduled to be minted in 2009. These special high-value commemorative coins are not to be confused with €2 commemorative coins, which are coins designated for circulation and do have legal tender status in all countries of the Eurozone.[7] So far the coins will be in silver with face value 10 and 20 euro respectively.

Year Issues   By metal   By face value
gold silver others €20 €10
2009 2 2 1 1
Total 2 0 2 0 1 1
  Coins will be minted
  No coins were minted

Slovenia

Republic of Slovenia
Republika Slovenija
Location of Slovenia
ISO 3166 codeSI

Slovenia joined the Eurozone in January 1, 2007. Although they did not mint any collectors' coin in 2007, in such a short time they already built a small collection, with face value ranging from €3 to €100. Is right here, in the face value, where the uniqueness of the Slovenian coins can be found. They have so far €3, €30 and €100 coins; using other materials, silver and gold for each of those coins.

Since the coins are fairly new, they can be easily obtained in the market at a lower value compared to the coins of other countries in the eurozone, particularly those difficult coins to find of 2002 or 2003.

Summary

Year Issues   By metal   By face value
gold silver others €100 €30 €3
2008 5 2 2 1 2 2 1
2009 5 2 2 1 2 2 1
2010 5 2 2 1 2 2 1
Total 15 6 6 3 6 6 3

Spain

Kingdom of Spain
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Location of Euro gold and silver commemorative coins

Summary

Year Issues   By metal   By face value
gold silver others €400 €300 €200 €100 €50 €20 €12 €10
2002 15 2 13 1 1 1 1 11
2003 11 3 8 2 1 1 1 6
2004 18 5 13 1 3 1 2 2 9
2005 13 3 9 1 1 1 2 1 1 7
2006 11 2 8 1 1 1 1 1 1 6
2007 18 4 14 1 2 2 1 1 11
2008 15 5 10 1 3 2 1 1 7
2009 15 3 8 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 5
Total 101 27 83 3 7 2 15 4 12 3 9 62

Vatican City

State of the Vatican City
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Location of Vatican City
ISO 3166 codeVA

Summary

Year Issues   By metal   By face value
gold silver others €100 €50 €20 €10 €5
2002 4 2 2 1 1 1 1
2003 4 2 2 1 1 1 1
2004 4 2 2 1 1 1 1
2005 5 2 3 1 1 1 2
2006 4 2 2 1 1 1 1
2007 4 2 2 1 1 1 1
2008 5 3 2 1 1 1 1 1
Total 30 15 15 1 7 7 7 8

References

  1. "Austrian collectors coins by the Austrian Mint".
  2. "The €uro Coins Collection Network".
  3. "Irish Commemorative Coins & Coin Sets - Central Bank & Financial Services Authority of Ireland".