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.
Belgium
Subject of commemoration: Belgian Presidency of the Council of the European Union in 2010.
Description: The inner part of the coin features the commemorative logo, that is, the stylised letters ’EU’ and ’trio.be’. Above the design is the inscription ’BELGIAN PRESIDENCY OF THE COUNCIL OF THE EU 2010’ and, below it, the trilingual indication ’BELGIE BELGIQUE BELGIEN’. Underneath the logo, the mint mark is displayed to the left of the year 2010 and the mint master’s mark to the right. The coin’s outer ring depicts the 12 stars of the European flag.
Issuing volume: 5 million coins
Issuing date: June 2010
Finland
Subject of commemoration: Currency Decree of 1860 granting Finland the right to issue banknotes and coins.
Description: The design shows on the left side a stylised lion figure from the coat of arms of Finland and the year ’2010’. On the right side, the mintmark and a set of numbers symbolising coin values. At the bottom, the indication of the issuing country reference ’FI’. The coin’s outer ring depicts the 12 stars of the European flag.
Issuing volume: 1.6 million coins
Issuing date: October 2010
France
Subject of commemoration: The Call made by General de Gaulle on 18 June 1940 from London, via the BBC, which was a genuine founding act of the Resistance.
Description: The inner part of the coin shows General de Gaulle, in uniform, bareheaded, at a microphone typical of the time, reading the Call, in which the name of the country ’RF’ is clearly inserted. At the top is the year of issue ’2010’, and below it ’70 ANS’ (70 YEARS) and ’APPEL 18 JUIN’ (CALL 18 JUNE). The coin’s outer ring depicts the 12 stars of the European flag.
Issuing volume: 20 million coins
Issuing date: June 2010
Germany
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
Greece
Subject of commemoration: The 2500th anniversary of the Battle of Marathon
Description: The inner part of the coin shows a synthesis of a shield and a runner/warrior symbolising the battle for freedom and the noble ideals derived from the battle of Marathon. The bird on the shield symbolises the birth of western civilization at his present form. Around the image it is written in Greek ’MAPAΘΩΝΑΣ/2500 ΧΡΟΝΙΑ/490 Π.Χ./2010 Μ.Χ.’ and the issuing country ’ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΗ ΔΗΜΟΚΡΑΤΙΑ’. The coin’s outer ring depicts the 12 stars of the European flag.
Issuing volume: 2.5 million coins
Issuing date: October 2010
Italy
Subject of commemoration: 200th Anniversary of the birth of Camillo Benso, count of Cavour.
Description: The inner part of the coin shows in the centre a detail of the portrait of the Italian statesman. On the left ’CAVOUR’ and the monogram of the Italian Republic ’RI’. On the right ’R’, the dates ’1810’ and ’2010’ and the initials of the artist Claudia Momoni ’C.M.’. The outer ring depicts the 12 stars of the European flag.
Issuing volume: 4 million coins
Issuing date: March 2010
Luxembourg
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
Portugal
Subject of commemoration: 100th anniversary of Portugal becoming a republic
Description: The inner part of the coin depicts, in the centre, the Portuguese coat of arms and the ’República’ effigy, two of the most representative symbols of the Portuguese Republic, surrounded by the legend ’República Portuguesa – 1910-2010’, the mintmark ’INCM’ and the name of the author ’JOSE CÂNDIDO’. The outer ring of the coin depicts the 12 stars of the European flag.
Issuing volume: 2,035,000 coins
Issuing date: September 2010
Slovenia
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
Spain
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
San Marino
Subject of commemoration: The 500th anniversary of the death of Sandro Botticelli.
Description: The inner part of the coin depicts Pleasure, a detail of one of the three dancing Graces, freely inspired by the painting ’La Primavera’ of Sandro Botticelli. On the top the year ’2010’. On the left the name of the issuing country ’SAN MARINO’ and the mint mark ’R’ and on the right the initial ’m’ of the author Roberto Mauri. The coin’s outer ring depicts the 12 stars of the European flag.
Issuing volume: 130,000 coins
Issuing date: 7 September 2010
Vatican
Subject of commemoration: The Year for Priests.
Description: The inner part of the coin features a shepherd drawing a lamb from a lion’s maw. Two inscriptions are engraved around the design: the issuing country ’CITTÀ DEL VATICANO’ on the top and the subject of commemoration ’ANNO SACERDOTALE’ below it. The year ’2010’ is displayed to the left of the design, the mintmark ’R’ at the bottom and the artist’s name ’VEROI’ to the right. The coin’s outer ring depicts the 12 stars of the European flag.
Issuing volume: 115,000 coins
Issuing date: 12 October 2010
