The list of 2-euro commemorative circulation coins will further grow during the year 2010. The commemorative circulation coins have the same technical characteristics as other 2-euro coins, but their national side features a commemorative design that is highly symbolic in national or European terms.
Feature: Town Hall and Roland Statue, Bremen
Description: The inner part of the coin features Bremen town hall, with the Bremen Roland statue in the foreground. The word ’BREMEN’ is inscribed below the town hall on the right. The mint mark, represented by the letter A, D, F, G or J, appears at the top left. The initials of the artist, Bodo Broschat, are at the very bottom, just below the statue. The name of the issuing country, ’D’, and the year, ’2010’, are inserted at the top and bottom of the outer ring of the coin respectively, amid the twelve stars of the European flag.
Issuing volume: 30 million coins
Issuing date: 29 January 2010
Subject of commemoration: Coat of Arms of the Grand Duke
Description: The inner part of the coin depicts, on the left, a portrait of Grand Duke Henri facing towards the right, and on the right, the Coat of Arms of the Grand Duke, above which the year of minting ’2010’ is featured between Mint marks, overlapping slightly into the outer ring. Below, the name of the issuing country ’LËTZEBUERG’ overlaps slightly into the outer ring. The coin’s outer ring depicts the 12 stars of the European flag.
Issuing volume: 1 million coins
Issuing date: end-January 2010
Subject of commemoration: 200th anniversary of the botanical garden in Ljubljana
Description: The inner part of the coin depicts the Rebrinčevolistna Hladnikija plant. On the left under the plant, its name ’HLADNIKIA PASTINACIFOLIA’ is written in an arc. Around the image in a circle is the legend ’SLOVENIJA 2010. 200 LET. BOTANIČNI VRT. LJUBLJANA.’ The outer ring of the coin depicts the 12 stars of the European flag.
Issuing volume: 1 million coins
Issuing date: May 2010
Subject of commemoration: The historical centre of Córdoba, UNESCO world heritage site
Description: The inner part of the coin depicts the interior of the Mosque-Cathedral of Córdoba. On the left, the Mint mark. Below, the name of the issuing country followed by the year of issue ’ESPAÑA 2010’. The coin’s outer ring contains the 12 stars of the European flag.
Issuing volume: 8 million coins
Issuing date: First quarter of 2010
