EUR 2 Commemorative Coins

Each member state of the Eurosystem can issue a EUR 2 commemorative coin once a year. These coins have the same features and properties and the same common side as normal EUR 2 coins. What makes them different is their commemorative design on the national side. Only the EUR 2 denomination can be used for commemorative coins. They are legal tender throughout the euro area.



EUR 2 Germany 2010

2010

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 …


EUR 2 EU Belgium 2009

2009

In 2009 the euro area countries issue a EUR 2 commemorative circulation coin with a common design in order to celebrate ten years of economic and monetary union. All 16 Member States participate. In addition, some countries will issue their …


EUR 2 Belgium 2008

2008

Eight of the 15 euro area countries issued a EUR 2 commemorative coin in 2008: Belgium, Germany, Finland, France, Italy, Luxembourg, Portugal and Slovenia. In addition, San Marino and the Vatican issued a EUR …


EUR 2 EU Belgium 2007

2007

The commemorative circulation coins issued in 2007 are dedicated to the signing of the Treaty of Rome 50 years ago, which laid the foundation of today’s European Union. In order to mark the occasion, the 13 euro area countries decided to jointly issue their first …


EUR 2 Italy 2006

2006

Belgium, Finland, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, San Marino and the Vatican have issued EUR 2 commemorative coins in 2006. Germany’s first EUR 2 commemorative coin is the first of a series of coins designed to increase the European public’s awareness of Germany’s federal …


2005

In 2005 Austria issued its first EUR 2 commemorative coin to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Austrian State Treaty.


2004

The first euro commemorative coins were issued by Greece in 2004 on the occasion of the Olympic Games in Athens.