Special 2 euro coins

Portugal 2012

2012-01-11T08:22:00.006+02:00

Topic: Guimarães
Date: June 21st, 2012
Country: Portugal
Mintage: 520.000
Description: European Capital of Culture 2012

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Guimarães is an ancient town in the North of Portugal with a very beautiful center and it is known as "the cradle of the Portuguese Nation". It is also very connected to D. Afonso Henriques, the first Portuguese king.
In 2012, jointly with Maribor, Guimarães is European Capital of Culture.

Luxembourg 2012

2011-12-02T13:28:00.007+02:00

Topic: Guillaume (William) IV
Date: February, 2012
Country: Luxembourg
Mintage: 700.000
Description: Guillaume (William) IV - Grand Duke of Luxembourg

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Guillaume (William) IV (22 April 1852 - 25 February 1912) reigned as the sovereign Grand Duke of Luxembourg from 17 November 1905 until his death.

Guillaume IV of Luxembourg

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Germany 2012

2011-09-06T08:27:00.017+03:00

Topic: Neuschwanstein Castle
Date: February 3rd, 2012
Country: Germany
Mintage: 30.000.000
Description: Neuschwanstein Castle - Bundesländer Series [7/16]

Official Journal

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Seven weeks after the death of King Ludwig II in 1886, Neuschwanstein was opened to the public. Today Neuschwanstein is one of the most popular of all the palaces and castles in Europe. Every year 1.3 million people visit "the castle of the fairy-tale king". Tha castle is situated near village of Hohenschwangau in southwest Bavaria, Germany.

Schloss Neuschwanstein

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Spain 2012

2011-09-02T20:54:00.017+03:00

Topic: The Burgos Cathedral
Date: February 13th, 2012
Country: Spain
Mintage: 8.000.000
Description: Catedral de Burgos - UNESCO World Heritage series [3/xx]

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Burgos Cathedral (Catedral de Santa María; Catedral de Burgos) is a Gothic cathedral in northern Spain. It is notable for its vast size, magnificent Gothic architecture, and unique history. Burgos Cathedral was added to the World Heritage List in 1984 and Frommer's Spain calls it one of Spain's best cathedrals.

Catedral de Burgos

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Finland 2011

2011-08-02T15:44:00.019+03:00

Topic: Bank of Finland
Date: October 17th, 2011
Country: Finland
Mintage: 1.500.000
Description: This design celebrates the 200th anniversary of Bank of Finland.

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The design celebrates the 200th anniversary of Bank of Finland, and it has been adopted from the golden collector coin Bank of Finland 200 years, which was published in May 2011. The designer of the coin is Hannu Veijalainen.

Bank of Finland 200 years gold coin

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"Bag of Money" contains 10 x 2€ CCs

2€ rolls

2€ proof comes in a small box

Proof coin set with 2€ coin and a medal

European Union 2012

2011-07-01T09:23:00.034+03:00

Topic: Ten Years of Euro (TYE)
Date: January, 2012
Country: Euro-area states
Mintage: Est. 90.000.000
Description: This coin commemorates 10 years of euro banknotes and coins.

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Euro-area citizens and residents have selected the winning design of a new euro coin that will be issued to commemorate 10 years of euro banknotes and coins by all euro-area member states.
The winning design symbolises the way in which the euro has become a global player in the last ten years and its importance in ordinary people's lives (people in the design), trade (the ship), industry (the factory) and energy (wind power stations).

Here are the other four finalists that did not make it.

Germany

Luxembourg

Slovakia

France

Slovenia

Finland

Estonia

Portugal

Slovakia coin set with TYE

Germany coin card proof

Netherlands coin card BU

Slovakia coin card

Luxembourg coin card

Slovenia coin card

France coin card

Country	Mintage
Austria	6.000.000
Belgium	5.000.000
Cyprus	1.000.000
Estonia	2.000.000
Finland	1.500.000
France	10.000.000
Germany	30.000.000
Greece	1.000.000
Ireland	3.000.000
Italy	15.000.000
Luxembourg	525.000
Malta	670.000
Netherlands	3.500.000
Portugal	1.000.000
Slovakia	1.000.000
Slovenia	1.000.000
Spain	8.000.000

Monaco 2011

2011-05-17T18:41:00.022+03:00

Topic: Prince Albert and Charlene
Date: July 2nd, 2011
Country: Monaco
Mintage: 147 877
Description: The wedding of Prince Albert and Charlene.

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BU coinset with the commemorative 2€ coin

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Vatican 2011

2011-05-17T18:21:00.018+03:00

Topic: World Youth Day
Date: October 18th, 2011
Country: Vatican
Mintage: 115 000
Description: 26th World Youth Day.

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Philatelic-Numismatic cover
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Italy 2011

2011-03-07T19:02:00.021+02:00

Topic: Unification of Italy
Date: April 26th, 2011
Country: Italy
Mintage: 10 000 000
Description: 150th anniversary of unification of Italy.

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In the center part of the coin there are three Italian flags in the wind, representing the three past 50th anniversaries - 1911, 1961 and 2011 – which illustrate a perfect link between generations. This is the logo of the 150th anniversary of the unification of Italy.

150th Anniversary of Italy’s Unification logo

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Greece 2011

2011-03-02T15:25:00.014+02:00

Topic: XIII Special Olymics
Date: May 30th, 2011
Country: Greece
Mintage: 1 000 000
Description: XIII Special Olympics 2011 held in Athens

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The center of the coin shows the emblem of the Games, a radiant sun the source of life that underlines the excellence and power of the athlete that takes part in the Games. Excellence is depicted in the olive branch and power in the spiral form in the center of the sun. Around the image is written the sign XIII SPECIAL OLYMPICS W.S.G. ATHENS 2011 as well as the issuing country ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΗ ΔΗΜΟΚΡΑΤΙΑ. Visit their official website.

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Belgium 2011

2011-01-24T19:19:00.017+02:00

Topic: International Women's Day
Date: May 3rd, 2011
Country: Belgium
Mintage: 5 000 000
Description: 100th anniversary of International Women's Day.

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International Women's Day (IWD), originally called International Working Women’s Day is marked on the 8th of March every year. It is a major day of global celebration of women. In different regions the focus of the celebrations ranges from general celebration of respect, appreciation and love towards women to a celebration for women's economic, political and social achievements.

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Netherlands 2011

2011-01-11T19:45:00.016+02:00

Topic: Erasmus
Date: January 24th, 2011
Country: Netherlands
Mintage: 4 000 000
Description: Erasmus and 500th anniversary of The Praise of Folly.

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Desiderius Erasmus was a writer, theologian, philosopher and humanist. This coin commemorates a 500th anniversary of his book The Praise of Folly, which is available for free online reading in English. The coin was designed by Dylan Shields.

Erasmus in Proof

Erasmus in a box

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Malta 2011

2011-01-10T19:52:00.018+02:00

Topic: First elected representatives of 1849
Date: November 28th, 2011
Country: Malta
Mintage: 430 000
Description: 1 of 5 major milestones in Malta's constitutional history.

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This coin is the first of a series of five coins to be issued over a period of five years to commemorate major milestones in Malta's constitutional history. This first coin commemorates the election in 1849 of the first Maltese representatives to the Council of Government advising the British Governor. Malta had been a British colony since the 1814 Treaty of Paris. The centre of the coin shows a hand putting a vote into a ballot box. The words "Malta – First elected representatives 1849" are shown above.

Malta 2€ 2011 proof in a box

France 2011

2011-01-07T20:27:00.013+02:00

Topic: Fête de la musique (Music Day)
Date: 21st June, 2011
Country: France
Mintage: 10 000 000
Description: 30th anniversary of the French "Fête de la Musique"

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The design commemorates the 30th anniversary of the French "Fête de la musique" (Music Day), which first took place in France in 1982 and has since spread to many other countries. The purpose of this all-night music celebration on the summer solstice is to promote music for amateur and professional musicians with free concerts open to the public. The centre of the coin shows a group of singers and musicians with the inscription referring to the 30th anniversary and the event of 21 June 2011 above them. The acronym RF features at the bottom right side.

San Marino 2011

2010-10-06T08:36:00.023+03:00

Topic: Giorgio Vasari
Date: June 4th, 2011
Country: San Marino
Mintage: 130.000
Description: 500th anniversary of birth of Giorgio Vasari

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Giorgio Vasari (July 30th, 1511 – June 27th, 1574) was an Italian painter, writer, historian and architect, who is today famous for his biographies of Italian artists, considered the ideological foundation of art-historical writing.

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Judith and Holofernes

Portrait of Lorenzo the Magnificent

Giorgio Vasari

Luxembourg 2011

2010-10-05T08:41:00.016+03:00

Topic: Jean of Luxembourg
Date: February 3rd, 2011
Country: Luxembourg
Mintage: 1 400 000
Description: 90th anniversary of His Royal Highness Jean Benoît Guillaume Robert Antoine Louis Marie Adolphe Marc d'Aviano of Luxembourg. Official Journal

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Jean, Grand Duke of Luxembourg, ruled from 1964 to 2000. He is the father of the current Grand Duke, Henri, and the son of Grand Duchess Charlotte and Prince Felix of Bourbon-Parma. Among his godparents was Pope Benedict XV, who gave him his second name.

His full title is "by the Grace of God, Grand Duke of Luxembourg, Duke of Nassau, Count Palatine of the Rhine, Count of Sayn, Königstein, Katzenelnbogen and Diez, Burgrave of Hammerstein, Lord of Mahlberg, Wiesbaden, Idstein, Merenberg, Limburg and Eppstein."

Finland 2010

2010-09-06T19:53:00.047+03:00

Topic: Anniversary of Finnish Currency
Date: 29th October, 2010
Country: Finland
Mintage: 1 600 000
Description: Finnish currency 150 years.

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This is the first coin with the Mint of Finland's new lion emblem.

Finnish currency 150 yrs in a proofset

Finland 2010 colored

Spain 2011

2010-08-29T08:52:00.027+03:00

Topic: Alhambra in Granada
Date: February 21st, 2011
Country: Spain
Mintage: 8.000.000
Description: Alhambra - UNESCO World Heritage series [2/xx]

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The Alhambra is a palace built during the mid 14th century on the southeastern border of the city of Granada in the Autonomous Community of Andalusia.
The coin displays The Patio de los Leones (Court of the Lions), which holds the Fountain of Lions in the center. The fountain is an alabaster basin supported by the figures of twelve lions in white marble.

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Slovenia 2011

2010-06-24T14:34:00.022+03:00

Topic: Franc Rozman
Date: March 21st, 2011
Country: Slovenia
Mintage: 1 000 000
Description: 100th anniversary of birth of Franc Rozman.

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Franc Rozman, nicknamed Stane (27 March 1911 - 7 November 1944), was a Slovenian Yugoslav partisan commandant in World War II.

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Greece 2010

2010-06-21T19:45:00.016+03:00

Topic: Battle of Marathon
Date: October 25th, 2010
Country: Greece
Mintage: 2 500 000
Description: 2.500th anniversary of the Battle of Marathon.

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The Battle of Marathon took place in 490 BC during the first Persian invasion of Greece. It was fought between the citizens of Athens, aided by Plataea, and a Persian force commanded by Datis and Artaphernes. It was the culmination of the first attempt by Persia, under King Darius I, to subjugate Greece.

Greece 2010 colored

Portugal 2011

2010-06-19T18:16:00.028+03:00

Topic: Fernão Mendes Pinto
Date: September 8th, 2011
Country: Portugal
Mintage: 520.000
Description: 500th anniversary of birth of Fernao Mendes Pinto.

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Fernão Mendes Pinto (Montemor-o-Velho, c. 1509 — Almada, Pragal, 8 July 1583) was a Portuguese explorer and writer. His exploits are known through the posthumous publication of his memoir Pilgrimage in 1614, an autobiographical work whose validity is nearly impossible to assess. In the course of his travels in the Middle and Far East, Pinto visited Ethiopia, the Arabian Sea, China (where he claimed to have been a forced laborer on the Great Wall), India and Japan. He claimed to have been among the first group of Europeans to visit Japan and initiate the Nanban trade period. He also claimed to have introduced the gun there in 1543.

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Slovakia 2011

2010-06-19T18:04:00.019+03:00

Topic: Visegrad Group
Date: January 10th, 2011
Country: Slovakia
Mintage: 1 000 000
Description: The 20th anniversary of the formation of Visegrad Group.

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The Visegrád Group, also called the Visegrád Four or V4, is an alliance of four Central European states – the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia – for the purposes of cooperation and furthering their European integration. The Group's name in the languages of the four countries is Visegrádská čtyřka or Visegrádská skupina (Czech); Visegrádi Együttműködés or Visegrádi négyek (Hungarian); Grupa Wyszehradzka (Polish); and Vyšehradská skupina or Vyšehradská štvorka (Slovak). It is also sometimes referred to as the Visegrád Triangle, since it was the alliance of three states at the beginning – the term is not valid now, but appears sometimes even after all the years since the dissolution of Czechoslovakia in 1993.

Slovakia 2010 colored
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San Marino 2010

2009-10-22T18:26:00.061+03:00

Topic: Sandro Botticelli
Date: September 7th, 2010
Country: San Marino
Mintage: 130.000
Description: 500th Anniversary of Death of Sandro Botticelli

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Alessandro di Mariano di Vanni Filipepi, better known as Sandro Botticelli or Il Botticello ("The Little Barrel"; March 1, 1445 – May 17, 1510) was an Italian painter of the Florentine school during the Early Renaissance (Quattrocento). Less than a hundred years later, this movement, under the patronage of Lorenzo de' Medici, was characterized by Giorgio Vasari as a "golden age", a thought, suitably enough, he expressed at the head of his Vita of Botticelli. His posthumous reputation suffered until the late 19th century; since then his work has been seen to represent the linear grace of Early Renaissance painting, and The Birth of Venus and Primavera rank now among the most familiar masterpieces of Florentine art.

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Vatican 2010

2009-09-21T19:37:00.026+03:00

Topic: Anno Sacerdotalis (The Year for Priests)
Date: October 12th, 2010
Country: Vatican
Mintage: 115 000
Description: 2009 - 2010: a special Year of Priesthood announced by Pope.

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Italy 2010

2009-09-12T09:03:00.040+03:00

Topic: Camillo Paolo Filippo Giulio Benso
Date: December 10th, 2010
Country: Italy
Mintage: 4 000 000
Description: 200th anniversary of the birth of Camillo Benso di Cavour.

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Camillo Paolo Filippo Giulio Benso, Count of Cavour, of Isolabella and of Leri (August 10, 1810 – June 6, 1861) was a leading figure in the movement toward Italian unification. He was the founder of the original Italian Liberal Party and Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Piedmont-Sardinia, a position he maintained (except for a six-month resignation) throughout the Second Italian War of Independence and Garibaldi's campaigns to unite Italy. Cavour died only three months after the declaration of a united Kingdom of Italy, and thus did not live to see Venetia or Rome included in the kingdom.

Italy 2010 - Camillo Benso di Cavour in Official BU set

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