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COMMEMORATIVE Coins jointly issued by all euro countries

Designing and issuing the coins is the competence of the individual euro countries. The ECB’s role regarding the commemorative but also all other coins is to approve the maximum volumes of coins that the individual countries may issue.

"Treaty of Rome" series

10 years of Economic and Monetary Union - series

The series "10 years of cash handling euro"

The series "30 years of the flag of the European Union"

European Union standard euro coins

All moneys in the World

soon

2 Euro

Each country may issue two commemorative coins per year. These coins have the same features and properties and the same common side as normal €2 coins. What makes them different is their commemorative design on the national side. Only the €2 denomination can be used for commemorative coins. They are legal tender throughout the euro area.

8 December 2003 the EU Council decided to cancel the ban in 1998 on the issue of so-called "commemorative coins" Euro. And from January 1, 2004, all countries have the right to issue euro coins had the opportunity to chasing one commemorative € 2 coin annually.