List of Euro coin series
This is a list of series of designs on the national sides of Euro coins.[1]
Reasons for changes
[edit]Changes to the design of the national sides are generally not permitted until 15 years has elapsed.[2] One major exception is for coins that depict a head of state, usually a monarch, which may change when the head of state changes.[3] New coins for these reasons were introduced in Monaco in 2006, Belgium and the Netherlands in 2014, Spain in 2015, and Vatican City in 2005, 2006, and 2013. The 2006 Vatican City coins featured the symbols of the interregnum period, known as sede vacante, leading to a regulation banning nationals sides representing a vacancy or provisional occupant in regular coinage.[3]
In some cases, national sides were changed to conform to new regulations. Changes in Belgium in 2008 and Spain in 2010, were in response to a new regulation that national elements could not appear in the ring of twelve stars on the outside of the design. A 2007 change in Finland was in response to the requirement for the country's name or abbreviation to appear on the coin.
As the earliest Euro coins were issued in 2002, some countries became eligible to change their designs in 2017. San Marino was the first to do so, in 2017. France revised the design of their €1 and €2 coins in 2022, and the 10c, 20c, and 50c coins in 2024. Belgium had violated this rule by using a new portrait of King Albert II as part of their 2008 design change, and was forced to revert to the original portrait the following year. A 2017 change was also made in the Vatican City coin, changing from a bust to a monogram.
List
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1c | 2c | 5c | 10c | 20c | 50c | €1 | €2 | ||||
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1 | 2014–present | Pyrenean chamois | Church of Santa Coloma | Casa de la Vall | Coat of arms of Andorra | revised only | ||||
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1 | 2002–present | Alpine gentian | Alpine edelweiss | Alpine primrose | St. Stephen's Cathedral | Belvedere Palace | Secession hall | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | Bertha von Suttner | both |
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1 | 1999–2007 | King Albert II | both | |||||||
2 | 2008 only | King Albert II (revised design, new portrait) | revised only | ||||||||
2a | 2009–2013 | King Albert II (revised design, original portrait) | revised only | ||||||||
3 | 2014–present | King Philippe | revised only | ||||||||
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1 | 2023–present | Glagolitic letters ⰘⰓ | Nikola Tesla | Marten | Map of Croatia | revised only | ||||
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1 | 2008–present | Mouflon | Kyrenia ship | Idol of Pomos | revised only | |||||
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1 | 2011–present | Map of Estonia | revised only | |||||||
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1 | 1999–2006 | Heraldic lion of Finland | Two swans flying | Cloudberry | original only | |||||
1a | 2007–present | Heraldic lion of Finland (revised) | Two swans flying (revised) | Cloudberry (revised) | revised only | ||||||
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1 | 1999–2021 | Marianne | The sower | Tree in a hexagon | both | |||||
2 | 2022–2023 | Tree in a hexagon (revised) | revised only | ||||||||
2024–present | Simone Veil | Josephine Baker | Marie Curie | revised only | |||||||
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1 | 2002–present | German oak twig | Brandenburg Gate | Bundesadler | both | |||||
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1 | 2002–present | Athenian trireme | Corvette | Modern tanker | Rigas Feraios | Ioannis Kapodistrias | Eleftherios Venizelos | Drachma coin of Athens | Abduction of Europa | both |
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1 | 2002–present | Harp | both | |||||||
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1 | 2002–present | Castel del Monte | Mole Antonelliana | Colosseum | The Birth of Venus | Unique Forms of Continuity in Space | Statue of Marcus Aurelius | Vitruvian Man | Dante Alighieri | both |
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1 | 2014–present | Lesser coat of arms of Latvia | Greater coat of arms of Latvia | Latvian maiden | revised only | |||||
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1 | 2015–present | Coat of arms of Lithuania | revised only | |||||||
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1 | 2002–present | Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg | both | |||||||
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1 | 2008–present | Mnajdra temple altar | Coat of arms of Malta | Maltese cross | revised only | |||||
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1 | 2001–2005 | Coat of arms of Monaco | Seal of Monaco | Prince Rainier III and Prince Albert II | Prince Rainier III | original only | ||||
2 | 2006–present | Coat of arms of Monaco (revised) | Monogram of Prince Albert II | Prince Albert II | both | ||||||
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1 | 1999–2013 | Queen Beatrix | both | |||||||
2 | 2014–present | King Willem-Alexander | revised only | ||||||||
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1 | 2002–present | Royal seal of 1134 | Royal seal of 1142 | Royal seal of 1144 | both | |||||
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1 | 2002–2016 | Montale | Statua della Libertà | Guaita | Basilica di San Marino | Saint Marinus | Three Towers of San Marino | Coat of arms of San Marino | Palazzo Pubblico | both |
2 | 2017–present | Coat of arms of San Marino | San Marino's city gate | Church of Saint Quirinus | Chiesa di San Francesco | Monte Titano and the three towers | Portrait of San Marino by Emilio Retrosi | La Cesta | The Portrait of San Marino | revised only | |
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1 | 2009–present | Kriváň | Bratislava Castle | Coat of arms of Slovakia | revised only | |||||
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1 | 2006–present | Stork | Prince's stone | The Sower | National parliament | Pair of Lipizzaner horses | Triglav, Cancer, and song "Oj Triglav moj dom" | Primož Trubar | France Prešeren | both |
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1 | 1999–2009 | Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela | Miguel de Cervantes | King Juan Carlos I | both | |||||
1a | 2010–2014 | Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela (revised) | Miguel de Cervantes (revised) | King Juan Carlos I (revised) | revised only | ||||||
2 | 2015–present | King Felipe VI | revised only | ||||||||
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1 | 2002–2005 | Pope John Paul II | original only | |||||||
2 | 2005 only | Apostolic Chamber and Camerlengo of the Holy Roman Church insigniae | original only | ||||||||
3 | 2006–2013 | Pope Benedict XVI | both | ||||||||
4 | 2014–2016 | Pope Francis (left profile) | Pope Francis (front profile) | Pope Francis (right profile) | revised only | ||||||
5 | 2017–present | Coat of arms of Pope Francis | revised only |
References
[edit]- ^ a b "National sides of euro coins - European Commission". economy-finance.ec.europa.eu. Retrieved 2024-04-15.
- ^ "Euro coins for circulation — clarification of rules | EUR-Lex". eur-lex.europa.eu. Retrieved 2024-04-15.
- ^ a b "Types of euro coins - European Commission". economy-finance.ec.europa.eu. Retrieved 2024-04-15.