The National Sides

As regards the design of the euro coins, the Florence European Council, on 21 June 1996, indicated its wish to have one face with a national design besides the common face. The responsibility for the national faces lies with the Member States, which however have to comply with several common characteristics.

Austria

Belgium

Cyprus

Estonia (1 January 2011)

Finland

France

Germany

Greece

Ireland

Italy

Luxembourg

Malta

The Netherlands

Portugal

Slovakia

Slovenia

Spain

Monaco

San Marino

Vatican


Austria


Country code:Heraldic Austrian flag
Mintmark (city of mint):none
Edge lettering (2 euro):2 EURO * * *
Designer:Josef Kaiser
 
 
1 centthe gentian, symbolising a duty to the environment
2 centthe edelweiss, symbolising a duty to the environment and remembering the schilling
5 centthe primula, symbolising a duty to the environment
10 centa view of the spire of St. Stephan’s Cathedral in Vienna, a jewel of gothic architecture
20 centthe Belvedere Palace in Vienna, a jewel of baroque architecture
50 centthe Secession exhibition building in Vienna, illustrating the birth of art nouveau
1 euroa portrait of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, prolific and influential composer, 1756–1791
2 euroa portrait of Bertha von Suttner, first woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize, 1843–1914



  • 1 Cent – Austria

     

  • 2 Cent – Austria

     

  • 5 Cent – Austria

     


  • 10 Cent – Austria

     

  • 20 Cent – Austria

     

  • 50 Cent – Austria

     


  • 1 Euro – Austria

     

  • 2 Euro – Austria

     

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Belgium

First Series (2002–2007)


Country code:none
Mintmark (city of mint):none
Edge lettering (2 euro):2 * *
DesignerJan Alfons Keustermans
 
 
All coins:His Majesty Albert II, King of the Belgians



  • 1 Cent – Belgium

     

  • 2 Cent – Belgium

     

  • 5 Cent – Belgium

     


  • 10 Cent – Belgium

     

  • 20 Cent – Belgium

     

  • 50 Cent – Belgium

     


  • 1 Euro – Belgium

     

  • 2 Euro – Belgium

     

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Second Series (since 2008)

In order to conform to the common guidelines on the design of national faces of coins, Belgium has updated the design of the Belgian national face of euro coins to be produced from 2008. Coins from previous years featuring the old Belgian national face will remain valid.



Country code:BE
Mintmark (city of mint):Head of Archangel Gabriel (Brussels)
Edge lettering (2 euro):2 * *
DesignerJan Alfons Keustermans
 
 
All coins:His Majesty Albert II, King of the Belgians



  • 1 Cent – Belgium (2008)

     

  • 2 Cent – Belgium (2008)

     

  • 5 Cent – Belgium (2008)

     


  • 10 Cent – Belgium (2008)

     

  • 20 Cent – Belgium (2008)

     

  • 50 Cent – Belgium (2008)

     


  • 1 Euro – Belgium (2008)

     

  • 2 Euro – Belgium (2008)

     

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Cyprus


Country code:KYΠPOΣ – KIBRIS
Mintmark (city of mint):none
Edge lettering (2 euro):2 EYPΩ 2 EURO
Designers:Eric Maell and Tatiana Soteropoulos
 
 
1, 2 and 5 centa couple of moufflons, the most characteristic species of the country’s wildlife
10, 20 and 50 centthe ship of Kyrenia (4th century BC)
1 and 2 eurothe idol of Pomos, a cross-shaped chalcolithic figurine (3000 BC)



  • 1 Cent – Cyprus

     

  • 2 Cent – Cyprus

     

  • 5 Cent – Cyprus

     


  • 10 Cent – Cyprus

     

  • 20 Cent – Cyprus

     

  • 50 Cent – Cyprus

     


  • 1 Euro – Cyprus

     

  • 2 Euro – Cyprus

     

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Estonia (1 January 2011)


Country code:EESTI
Mintmark (city of mint):none
edge lettering (2 euro):EESTI
Designer:Lembit Lõhmus
 
 
All coins:geographical image of Estonia



  • 1 Cent – Estonia

     

  • 2 Cent – Estonia

     

  • 5 Cent – Estonia

     


  • 10 Cent – Estonia

     

  • 20 Cent – Estonia

     

  • 50 Cent – Estonia

     


  • 1 Euro – Estonia

     

  • 2 Euro – Estonia

     

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Finland

First Series (2002–2006)


Country code:none
Mintmark (city of mint):none
Edge lettering (2 euro):SUOMI FINLAND and three lion heads
Designers:Heikki Häikki Häiväoja (cent coins), Pertti Mäkinen (1 euro), Raimo Heino (2 euro)
 
 
1, 2, 5, 10, 20 and 50 centFinnish heraldic lion
1 eurotwo swans flying over a Finnish landscape
2 eurocloudberries and cloudberry flowers



  • 1 Cent – Finland

     

  • 2 Cent – Finland

     

  • 5 Cent – Finland

     


  • 10 Cent – Finland

     

  • 20 Cent – Finland

     

  • 50 Cent – Finland

     


  • 1 Euro – Finland

     

  • 2 Euro – Finland

     

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Second Series (Since 2007)


Country code:FI
Mintmark (city of mint):Logo of the Finnish mint – Rahapaja (Helsinki-Vantaa)
Edge lettering (2 euro):SUOMI FINLAND and three lion heads
Designers:Heikki Häikki Häiväoja (cent coins), Pertti Mäkinen (1 euro), Raimo Heino (2 euro)
 
 
1, 2, 5, 10, 20 and 50 centFinnish heraldic lion
1 eurotwo swans flying over a Finnish landscape
2 eurocloudberries and cloudberry flowers



  • 1 Cent – Finland (2007)

     

  • 2 Cent – Finland (2007)

     

  • 5 Cent – Finland (2007)

     


  • 10 Cent – Finland (2007)

     

  • 20 Cent – Finland (2007)

     

  • 50 Cent – Finland (2007)

     


  • 1 Euro – Finland (2007)

     

  • 2 Euro – Finland (2007)

     

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France


Country code:RF (République Française)
Mintmark (city of mint):Cornucopia (Pessac)
Edge lettering (2 euro):2 * *
Designers:Fabienne Courtiade (1, 2 and 5 cent), Laurent Jorio (10, 20 and 50 cent), Joaquim Jiminez (1 and 2 euro)
 
 
1, 2 and 5 centMarianne
10, 20 and 50 centa sower
1 and 2 euroa tree sourrounded by the French motto ‘Liberté, Egalité, Fraternité’



  • 1 Cent – France

     

  • 2 Cent – France

     

  • 5 Cent – France

     


  • 10 Cent – France

     

  • 20 Cent – France

     

  • 50 Cent – France

     


  • 1 Euro – France

     

  • 2 Euro – France

     

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Germany


Country code:none
Mintmark (city of mint):A (Berlin), D (Munich), F (Stuttgart), G (Karlsruhe), J (Hamburg)
Edge lettering (2 euro):EINIGKEIT UND RECHT UND FREIHEIT (federal eagle)
Designers:Rolf Lederbogen (1, 2 and 5 cent), Reinhart Heinsdorff (10, 20 and 50 cent), Heinz Hoyer und Sneschana Russewa-Hoyer (1 and 2 euro)
 
 
1, 2 and 5 centoak twig
10, 20 and 50 centBrandenburg Gate
1 and 2 euroGerman federal eagle



  • 1 Cent – Germany

     

  • 2 Cent – Germany

     

  • 5 Cent – Germany

     


  • 10 Cent – Germany

     

  • 20 Cent – Germany

     

  • 50 Cent – Germany

     


  • 1 Euro – Germany

     

  • 2 Euro – Germany

     

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Greece


Country code:none
Mintmark (city of mint):floral design (Athens)
Edge lettering (2 euro):ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΗ ΔΕΜΟΚΡΑΤΙΑ
Designer:George Stamatopoulos – TE
 
 
1 centAthenian trireme, ancient Greek warship, 5th century BC
2 centcorvette, a sailing ship used during the Greek war of independence in 1821
5 centmodern commercial vessel (tanker)
10 centRigas Velestinlis-Fereos, leading figure of the Greek enlightenment, 1757–1798
20 centIoannis Capodistrias, first Governor of Greece in 1830, 1776–1831
50 centEleftherios Venizelos,  one of Greece’s most prominent political figures, 1864–1936
1 euroAthenian drachma coin featuring an owl, 5th century BC
2 euroEuropa being abducted by a bull, taken from a mosaic in Sparta



  • 1 Cent – Greece

     

  • 2 Cent – Greece

     

  • 5 Cent – Greece

     


  • 10 Cent – Greece

     

  • 20 Cent – Greece

     

  • 50 Cent – Greece

     


  • 1 Euro – Greece

     

  • 2 Euro – Greece

     

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Ireland


Country code:eire
Mintmark (city of mint):none
Edge lettering (2 euro):2 * *
Designer:Jarlath Hayes
 
 
All coins:Celtic harp



  • 1 Cent – Ireland

     

  • 2 Cent – Ireland

     

  • 5 Cent – Ireland

     


  • 10 Cent – Ireland

     

  • 20 Cent – Ireland

     

  • 50 Cent – Ireland

     


  • 1 Euro – Ireland

     

  • 2 Euro – Ireland

     

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Italy


Country code:RI (Repubblica Italiana)
Mintmark (city of mint):R (Rome)
Edge lettering (2 euro):2 * *
Designers:Eugenio Driutti – ED (1 cent), Luciana De Simoni – LDS (2 cent), Ettore Lorenzo Frapiccini – ELF (5 cent), Claudia Momoni – CM (10 cent), Maria Angela Cassol – MAC (20 cent), Roberto Mauri – M (50 cent), Laura Cretara – CL (1 euro), Maria Carmela Colaneri – MCC (2 euro)
 
 
1 centCastel del Monte
2 centMole Antonelliana, 1863
5 centColiseum in Rome, Flavius amphitheatre, 80 AD
10 centdetail of Sandro Botticelli’s ‘Birth of Venus’
20 centUmberto Boccioni’s sculpture ‘Forme uniche di continuità nello spazio’
50 centEmperor Marcus Aurelius on horseback and Michelangelo’s paving of Campidoglio square
1 euroLeonardo da Vinci’s ‘Vitruvian Man’
2 euroDante Alighieri, a portrait drawn by Raphaël



  • 1 Cent – Italy

     

  • 2 Cent – Italy

     

  • 5 Cent – Italy

     


  • 10 Cent – Italy

     

  • 20 Cent – Italy

     

  • 50 Cent – Italy

     


  • 1 Euro – Italy

     

  • 2 Euro – Italy

     

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Luxembourg


Country code:Lëtzebuerg
Mintmark (city of mint):Mercury’s wand (Utrecht)
Edge lettering (2 euro):2 * *
Designer:Yvette Gastauer-Claire – GC
 
 
All coins:His Royal Highness the Grand Duke Henri



  • 1 Cent – Luxembourg

     

  • 2 Cent – Luxembourg

     

  • 5 Cent – Luxembourg

     


  • 10 Cent – Luxembourg

     

  • 20 Cent – Luxembourg

     

  • 50 Cent – Luxembourg

     


  • 1 Euro – Luxembourg

     

  • 2 Euro – Luxembourg

     

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Malta


Country code:MALTA
Mintmark (city of mint):none
Edge lettering (2 euro):2 * *
Designer:Noel Galea Bason – NGB
 
 
1, 2 and 5 centthe altar at the prehistoric temple of Mnajdra
10, 20 and 50 centthe emblem of Malta
1 and 2 eurothe eight-pointed Maltese cross



  • 1 Cent – Malta

     

  • 2 Cent – Malta

     

  • 5 Cent – Malta

     


  • 10 Cent – Malta

     

  • 20 Cent – Malta

     

  • 50 Cent – Malta

     


  • 1 Euro – Malta

     

  • 2 Euro – Malta

     

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The Netherlands


Country code:Beatrix Koningin der Nederlanden
Mintmark (city of mint):Mercury’s wand (Utrecht)
Edge lettering (2 euro):GOD * ZIJ * MET * ONS *
Designer:Bruno Ninaber van Eijben
 
 
1, 2, 5, 10, 20 and 50 centHer Majesty the Queen Beatrix
1 and 2 euroHer Majesty the Queen Beatrix and twelve stars



  • 1 Cent – The Netherlands

     

  • 2 Cent – The Netherlands

     

  • 5 Cent – The Netherlands

     


  • 10 Cent – The Netherlands

     

  • 20 Cent – The Netherlands

     

  • 50 Cent – The Netherlands

     


  • 1 Euro – The Netherlands

     

  • 2 Euro – The Netherlands

     

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Portugal


Country code:Portugal
Mintmark (city of mint):INCM (Lisbon)
Edge lettering (2 euro):5 coats of arms and 7 castles
Designer:Vitor Manuel Fernandes dos Santos – VS
 
 
1, 2 and 5 centthe first royal seal of 1134
10, 20 and 50 centthe royal seal of 1142
1 and 2 eurothe royal seal of 1144



  • 1 Cent – Portugal

     

  • 2 Cent – Portugal

     

  • 5 Cent – Portugal

     


  • 10 Cent – Portugal

     

  • 20 Cent – Portugal

     

  • 50 Cent – Portugal

     


  • 1 Euro – Portugal

     

  • 2 Euro – Portugal

     

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Slovakia


Country code:SLOVENSKO
Mintmark (city of mint):Slovak mint’s logo (Kremnica)
Edge lettering (2 Euro):SLOVENSKA REPUBLIKA followed by a star, a linden leaf and another star
Designers:Drahomir Zobek (1, 2 and 5 cent), Ján Černaj and Pavol Károly (10, 20 and 50 cent), Ivan Řehák (1 and 2 euro)
 
 
1, 2 and 5 centthe Tatra Mountains’ peak, Kriváň (2494 m), and the national emblem of Slovakia
10, 20 und 50 Centthe Bratislava castle and the national emblem of Slovakia
1 und 2 Eurothe national emblem of Slovakia: a dobble cross on three hills



  • 1 Cent – Slovakia

     

  • 2 Cent – Slovakia

     

  • 5 Cent – Slovakia

     


  • 10 Cent – Slovakia

     

  • 20 Cent – Slovakia

     

  • 50 Cent – Slovakia

     


  • 1 Euro – Slovakia

     

  • 2 Euro – Slovakia

     

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Slovenia


Country code:SLOVENIJA
Mintmark (city of mint):Fi (Helsinki-Vantaa)
Edge lettering (2 euro):SLOVENIJA
Designers:Miljenko and Maja Licul, Janez Boljka
 
 
1 centa stork, remembering the Slovenian tolar
2 centSovereign Enthronement Stone, the base of an ancient Roman ionic column
5 cent‘The sower’, detail from a painting of the Slovenian impressionist Ivan Grohar
10 centThe cathedral of freedom, unrealised plan for the Slovenien Parliament designed by the Slovenian architect Jože Plečnik
20 centthe Lipizzaner horses
50 centMount Triglav, Slovenia’s highest mountain under the sign of the zodiac Cancer
1 euroPrimož Trubar, the founder of the Slovenian Standard, 1508–1586
2 euroFrance Prešeren, Slovenian poet, 1800–1849, and one line from his poem ‘Zdravljica’ which is also used in the country’s national anthem



  • 1 Cent – Slovenia

     

  • 2 Cent – Slovenia

     

  • 5 Cent – Slovenia

     


  • 10 Cent – Slovenia

     

  • 20 Cent – Slovenia

     

  • 50 Cent – Slovenia

     


  • 1 Euro – Slovenia

     

  • 2 Euro – Slovenia

     

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Spain

First Series (2002–2009)


Country code:ESPAÑA
Mintmark (city of mint):M with crown (Madrid)
Edge lettering (2 euro):2 * *
Designers:Garcilaso Rollán (1, 2 and 5 cent), Begoña Castellanos (10, 20 and 50 cent), Luis José Diaz (1 and 2 euro)
 
 
1, 2 and 5 centthe Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela
10, 20 and 50 centMiguel de Cervantes, poet, the father of Spanish literature, 1547–1616
1 and 2 euroHis Majesty King Juan Carlos I



  • 1 Cent – Spain

     

  • 2 Cent – Spain

     

  • 5 Cent – Spain

     


  • 10 Cent – Spain

     

  • 20 Cent – Spain

     

  • 50 Cent – Spain

     


  • 1 Euro – Spain

     

  • 2 Euro – Spain

     

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Second Series (since 2010)

In order to comply with the common guidelines on the design of the national sides, Spain has issued new designs of the national sides of Spanish euro coins to be produced from 2010. Coins from previous years featuring the old Spanish national side will remain valid.



Country code:ESPAÑA
Mintmark (city of mint):M with crown (Madrid)
Edge lettering (2 euro):2 * *
Designers:Garcilaso Rollán (1, 2 and 5 cent), Begoña Castellanos (10, 20 und 50 cent), Luis José Diaz (1 and 2 euro)
 
 
1, 2 and 5 centthe Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela
10, 20 und 50 CentMiguel de Cervantes,  poet, the father of Spanish literature, 1547-1616
1 und 2 EuroHis Majesty King Juan Carlos I



  • 1 Cent – Spain (2010)

     

  • 2 Cent – Spain (2010)

     

  • 5 Cent – Spain (2010)

     


  • 10 Cent – Spain (2010)

     

  • 20 Cent – Spain (2010)

     

  • 50 Cent – Spain (2010)

     


  • 1 Euro – Spain (2010)

     

  • 2 Euro – Spain (2010)

     

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Monaco

First Series (2002–2006)


Country code:Monaco
Mintmark (city of mint):cornucopia (Pessac)
Edge lettering (2 euro):2 * *
Additional marks:Engraver General’s mintmaster mark
 
 
1, 2 and 5 centthe coat of arms of the Sovereign Prince of Monaco
10, 20 and 50 centthe Prince’s seal
1 eurodouble portrait of Prince Rainier III and Prince Albert II
2 euroPrince Rainier III



  • 1 Cent – Monaco (2002)

     

  • 2 Cent – Monaco (2002)

     

  • 5 Cent – Monaco I

     


  • 10 Cent – Monaco (2002)

     

  • 20 Cent – Monaco I

     

  • 50 Cent – Monaco I

     


  • 1 Euro – Monaco (2002)

     

  • 2 Euro – Monaco (2002)

     

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Second Series (since 2006)


Country code:Monaco
Mintmark (city of mint):cornucopia (Pessac)
Edge lettering (2 euro):2 * *
Additional marks:Engraver General’s mintmaster mark
 
 
1, 2 and 5 centthe coat of arms of the Sovereign Prince of Monaco
10, 20 and 50 centPrince Albert’s monogram
1 and 2 euroan effigy of Prince Albert II



  • 1 Cent – Monaco (2006)

     

  • 2 Cent – Monaco (2006)

     

  • 5 Cent – Monaco II

     


  • 10 Cent – Monaco (2006)

     

  • 20 Cent – Monaco II

     

  • 50 Cent – Monaco II

     


  • 1 Euro – Monaco (2006)

     

  • 2 Euro – Monaco (2006)

     

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San Marino


Country code:San Marino
Mintmark (city of mint):R (Rome)
Edge lettering (2 euro):2 *
Designer:Frantisek Chochola – CH
Additional mark:ELF INC. (Engraver)
 
 
1 cent‘Il Montale’, Monte Titano’s Third Tower
2 centStatue of Liberty
5 cent‘La Guaita’, Monte Titano’s First Tower
10 centBasilica del Santo
20 centSaint Marino, based on a canvas of the Guercino school
50 centMonte Titano’s Three Towers (Guaita, Cesta and Montale)
1 euroSan Marino’s official coat of arms
2 euroPalazzo Pubblico, San Marino’s Government Building



  • 1 Cent – San Marino

     

  • 2 Cent – San Marino

     

  • 5 Cent – San Marino

     


  • 10 Cent – San Marino

     

  • 20 Cent – San Marino

     

  • 50 Cent – San Marino

     


  • 1 Euro – San Marino

     

  • 2 Euro – San Marino

     

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Vatican

First Series (2002–2005)


Country code:CITTÁ DEL VATICANO
Mintmark (city of mint):R (Rome)
Edge lettering (2 euro):2 *
Designer:Daniela Longo – DL
Additional marks:ELF INC. (Engraver)
 
 
All coins:His Holiness John Paul II



  • 1 Cent – Vatican (2002)

     

  • 2 Cent – Vatican (2002)

     

  • 5 Cent – Vatican I

     


  • 10 Cent – Vatican (2002)

     

  • 20 Cent – Vatican I

     

  • 50 Cent – Vatican I

     


  • 1 Euro – Vatican (2002)

     

  • 2 Euro – Vatican (2002)

     

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Second Series (2005)


Country code:CITTÁ DEL VATICANO
Mintmark (city of mint):R (Rome)
Edge lettering (2 euro):2 *
Designer:Daniela Longo – DL
Additional marks:ELF INC. (Engraver)
 
 
All coins:the coat of arms of Cardinal Chamberlain (Camerlengo) sourrounded by the words ‘SEDE VACANTE’



  • 1 Cent – Vatican (2005)

     

  • 2 Cent – Vatican (2005)

     

  • 5 Cent – Vatican II

     


  • 10 Cent – Vatican (2005)

     

  • 20 Cent – Vatican II

     

  • 50 Cent – Vatican II

     


  • 1 Euro – Vatican (2005)

     

  • 2 Euro – Vatican (2005)

     

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Third Series (since 2006)


Country code:CITTÁ DEL VATICANO
Mintmark (city of mint):R (Rome)
Edge lettering (2 euro):2 *
Designer:Daniela Longo – DL
Additional marks:ELF INC. (Engraver)
 
 
All coins:His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI



  • 1 Cent – Vatican (2006)

     

  • 2 Cent – Vatican (2006)

     

  • 5 Cent – Vatican III

     


  • 10 Cent – Vatican (2006)

     

  • 20 Cent – Vatican III

     

  • 50 Cent – Vatican III

     


  • 1 Euro – Vatican (2006)

     

  • 2 Euro – Vatican (2006)

     

  •