2 Euro commemorative coins

2 Euro

C o m m e m o r a t i v e C o i n s

⇑ 2009 ⇑
2010
Image	Country		Date	Feature	Ref.	Volume
🔎		Luxembourg	14 Jan. 2010	Coat of Arms of Grand Duke Henri 7th coin of the Grand-Ducal Dynasty series	20001 20002 20005	529,500	•
	Description : The coin design, based on a design concept of the Banque Centrale du Luxembourg - BCL (Luxembourg Central Bank), depicts Grand Duke Henri in half‐profile on the left, with the Grand Duke's small coat of arms to the right, whose escutcheon shows two images each of the coats of arms of the Houses of Nassau (rising lion) and Luxembourg (rising Luxembourg lion with double tail) under a crown. Below is the country of issue "LËTZEBUERG" (Luxembourg), above the year of issue "2010", flanked on the right by a staff of Hermes the mint mark of the Dutch mint Koninklijke Nederlandse Munt in Utrecht and on the left by the sails of the three‐masted clipper Nederland the logo of mint master Maarten Brouwer.

🔎		Germany	29 Jan. 2010	Bremen (City Hall and Roland) 5th coin in the Federal States series	20001 20002 20005	30,925,630	•
	Description : The coin depicts Bremen Town Hall (built 1405‐1410, rebuilt 1608‐1612) with the Roland statue in front of it, a World Heritage Site since 2004. Roland's shield bears the double eagle from the imperial coat of arms which is a symbol of the long contested claim to imperial freedom. The statue, (traced back to Hruotland (∼736‐778), Count of the Breton Mark in Charlemagne's Frankish Empire, knight and hero of the Roland song) symbol of the city's rights, is sited facing Bremen Cathedral, but has been rotated by 90° in this depiction. At the top to the left is the German mint mark (A = Staatliche Münze Berlin in Berlin, D = Bayerisches Hauptmünzamt in Munich, F = Staatliche Münzen Baden‐Württemberg in Stuttgart, G = Staatliche Münzen Baden‐Württemberg in Karlsruhe or J = Landesbetrieb Hamburgische Münze in Hamburg), below the town hall the name of the federal state "BREMEN" and at the very bottom the initials "BB" of the designer Bodo Broschat. The abbreviation "D" (for Deutschland / Germany) is located in the upper right‐hand corner of the ring, the year of issue "2010" flanks the 6 o'clock star on both sides. ‐ ‐ Originally, only the Bremen town hall was to appear on the coin.

🔎		Spain	03 Mar. 2010	Historic Centre of Córdoba (Mezquita‐Cathedral) 1st coin in the UNESCO World Heritage Sites series	20001 20002 20005	4,000,000	•
	Description : The coin, designed by Alfonso Morales Muñoz, depicts the forest of columns in the interior of the Mezquita‐Catedral de Córdoba, built in 784‐987 (and redesigned in the 16th century with the addition of a Gothic nave) in the Moorish Spain known as al Andalus. The building is one of the largest former mosque buildings in the world, covering an area of approximately 23,000 square metres. The old town of Córdoba with the Mezquita has been a UNESCO world heritage site since 1984. On the left side of the motif is the letter "M" adorned with a crown, the mint mark of the Spanish mint Real Casa de la Moneda in Madrid, below it is "ESPAÑA 2010" (Spain 2010).

🔎		Slovenia	10 May 2010	200th anniversary of the Botanical Garden of Ljubljana	20001 20002 20005	1,000,000	•
	Description : The coin, designed by Gorazd Učakar and minted by the Finnish mint Suomen Rahapaja OY in Vantaa without mintmarks, features the theme "200 LET•BOTANIČNI VRT•LJUBLJANA•" (200th anniversary of the Ljubljana Botanical Garden) in a circular pattern and "SLOVENIJA 2010" (Slovenia 2010). Inside, the endemic umbellifer "HLADNIKIA PASTINACIFOLIA", which has existed since the Pleistocene, is depicted. It was discovered by the founder of the Ljubljana Botanical Garden, Francis of Paula Hladnik (1773‐1844).

🔎		France	25 May 2010	70th anniversary of the Appeal of June the 18th 1940 by de Gaulle	20001 20002 20005	20,032,000	•
	Description : The coin, designed by Nicolas Cazan, is supposed to show General Charles de Gaulle (1890‐1970) addressing the French people via a British BBC radio studio on the 18th of June 1940, calling for resistance against the German Reich. However, the image illustrates a photographic copy of a document dated 30th of October 1941. At the top of the motif is the year of issue "2010", flanked on the left by a cornucopia, the mint mark of the French mint Monnaie de Paris in Plessac and on the right by a hunting horn with the sign of the zodiac for Pisces, the logo of mint master Hubert Larivières. At the top right, in three lines is the reason of the issue "70 ANS APPEL 18 JUIN" (70th anniversary of the appeal of June the 18th) and at the bottom the country abbreviation "RF" (République française, French Republic).

🔎		Belgium	11 Jun. 2010	Belgian Presidency of the Council of the European Union	20001 20002 20005	5,012,000	•
	Description : The coin presents the logo of the Belgian Presidency, stylised letters "eu" and "trio.be" as a reference to the website eutrio.be. Since 2007, three countries have jointly held a so‐called trio presidency for an eighteen‐month programme. A logo was sought for the Trio Presidency of Belgium, Spain and Hungary in a competition open to art and design students from the three countries. The winner was Antoine Durieux from Belgium. The dynamism of the three countries is to be symbolised by the gossamer cursive letters "eu" of the logo. The handwritten style is meant to invite all citizens to embrace the European project. The text framing the logo, "BELGIAN PRESEDENCY OF THE COUNCIL OF THE EU 2010", indicates the occasion of issue. The design of the coin is by Luc Luycx. The name of the issuing country is shown below with "BELGIE BELGIQUE BELGIEN" in Dutch, French and German, above it the year of issue "2010", flanked on the left by the helmeted head of the Archangel Michael the mint mark of the Royal Belgian mint Monnaie Royale de Belgique / Koninklijke Munt van België / Königliche Belgische Münzprägeanstalt in Brussels and on the right by a feather the logo of the mint master Serge Lesens.

🔎		Portugal	07 Sep. 2010	Centenary of the Portuguese Republic	20001 20002 20005	1,035,000	•
	Description : The coin commemorates the 100th anniversary of the first Portuguese Republic. After the murder of a member of parliament on the 3rd of October 1910, riots broke out in Lisbon. A provisional government proclaimed the Republic on the 5th of October 1910. The coin presents two important symbols of the Republic: the coat of arms and the República. The Efígie da República is modelled after Eugène Delacroix's Liberty, with a Phrygian cap, the symbol of freedom and independence, and encircled by an olive branch symbolising peace. She is regarded as the personification of the Republic ‐ a bust of her is present in public buildings. In the background ‐ as in the coat of arms of Portugal ‐ the coat of arms shield can be seen on an armillary sphere, a navigational device from the time of the Portuguese sailing of the world's oceans. On the right is a semicircular inscription "REPÚBLICA PORTUGUESA •" (Republic of Portugal) and "1910 • 2010". On the left is "INCM" the mint mark of the Portuguese mint Imprensa Nacional‐ Casa da Moeda S.A. in Lisbon and "José Cândido", the name of the designer.

🔎		San Marino	07 Sep. 2010	500th anniversary of the death of Sandro Botticelli	20001 20002 20005	130,000	•
	Description : The coin designed by Roberto Mauri pays tribute to the important Italian painter and draughtsman of the early Renaissance and Humanism, Sandro Botticelli (1445‐1510). Of outstanding importance is his portrait art, which had a lasting impact on the image of the Medici. His late work bears emotionally expressive traits with references back to the Gothic. Depicted is the Goddess of Grace ‐ a detail of the painting Primavera (Spring) created around 1482. This painting is one of the best known and most frequently reproduced works of Western art. Its theme is the awakening of nature, glided by flower‐bedecked, lightly veiled graces in a paradisiacal landscape. To the left of the name of the issuing state "SAN MARINO" is the letter "R" the mint mark of the Italian mint Istituto Poligrafico e Zecca dello Stato in Rome, above the year of issue "2010" and to the right the initial "m" of the designer.

🔎		Italy	24 Sep. 2010	200th birthday of Camillo Benso, conte di Cavour	20001 20002 20005	4,000,000	•
	Description : The coin, designed after an 1864 oil painting by Francesco Hayez (1791‐1882), shows Camillo Benso of Cavour (1810‐1861). As Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Sardinia, he pushed Italian unity towards an independent nation‐state, was subsequently the architect of the Italian Constitution and in March 1861 the first Prime Minister of the new Kingdom of Italy. When he died three months later, the dream of a united Italy was almost fulfilled. Veneto became part of the kingdom in 1866. Rome became part of Italy after the withdrawal of the French troops in 1870 and then became the capital. On the left is "CAVOUR", on the right his year of birth "1810" and below that the year of issue "2010". The ligature of the country "RI" (Repubblica Italiana, Italian Republic) is shown on the left, and on the top right the "R" the mint mark of the Italian mint Istituto Poligrafico e Zecca dello Stato in Rome . The initials "C.M." of the medallist Claudia Momoni are shown on the right.

🔎		Vatican City	12 Oct. 2010	Year of Priesthood	20001 20002 20005	111,000	•
	Description : The coin celebrating the Year for Priests 2009 which was proclaimed on the 150th anniversary of the death of Jean‐Marie Vianney (1786‐1859). Vianney, called the Curé of Ars (pastor of Ars), was a Catholic priest who devoted himself to his ministry. He has been the patron saint of priests since his canonisation in 1929. It motif depicts a shepherd (symbolizing a priest) who snatches a lamb from the mouth of a lion ‐ a good shepherd lays down his life for his sheep (John 10, 11). In David and Goliath we read that the servant who tended his father's sheep killed a lion who stole a sheep from the flock and saved the sheep from its death (1 Samuel 17, 34‐35). Above is the name of the issuing country "CITTÀ DEL VATICANO" (Vatican City), below is the reason for the commemoration "ANNO SACERDOTALE" (Year for Priests) and on the left "2010". Below is the letter "R" the mint mark of the Italian mint Istituto Poligrafico e Zecca dello Stato in Rome. On the right are the logos "VEROI" of the designer Guido Veroi and "E.L.F. INC." (INC. = Incisore / Engraver) of the engraver Ettore Lorenzo Frapiccini.

🔎		Greece	25 Oct. 2010	25th Centenary of the Battle of Marathon	20001 20002 20005	2,500,000	•
	Description : The Summer Games for people with intellectual disabilities and multiple disabilities were held in Athens from the 25th of June to the 4th of July 2011. The coin design representing the emblem of the Games, a stylised human figure in a spiral ending in a laurel branch, is by Georgios Stamatopoulos. The emblem symbolises a radiant sun as the source of life and the power of the participating athlete expressed by the spiral shape, as well as his special achievement represented by the laurel branch. At the top right is in a quarter‐circle of two lines the occasion "XII SPECIAL OLYMPICS W.S.G." (W.S.G.= World Summer Games) and "ATHENS 2011" mentioned, below which is a palmette the mint mark of the Greek mint Νομισματοκοπειο / Nomismatokopeio (Bank of Greece ‐ Mint) in Halandri. Below is the name of the issuing country "ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΗ ΔΗΜΟΚΡΑΤΙΑ" (Hellenic Republic).

🔎		Finland	11 Nov. 2010	150 years finische Currency	20001 20002 20005	1,600,000	•
	Description : In 1860, Tsar Alexander II of Russia decreed that Finland could introduce its own currency. The first notes denominated in Markka were issued on the 1st of April 1860 and the first Markka silver coins on the 15th of October 1860. The commemorative coin, designed by Reijo Juhani Paavilainen, shows the stylised lion from Finland's coat of arms on the left. On the right side, numbers "1", "2" and "5" are embossed to symbolise different coin values. On the left is the year of issue "2010", below the country abbreviation "FI" (Finland) and on the right a lion (the heraldic animal of Finland) the new mint mark of the Finnish mint Suomen Rahapaja OY in Vantaa.

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References :
20001	Images taken with authorisation by the ECB ‐ Mail dated 20.Feb.2020 © "European Central Bank"	20002	Data mirrored from Wikipedia Page "2_euro_commemorative_coins" with friendly support of the guardians of that page.
20003	Not Applicable	20004	Coloured version of this Commemorative Coin in circulation EU‐legal‐technical specifications do not recongnise colour prints, but the EU is tolerate them, due to the facts that their numbers are very small and that they are sold in special packs and therefor are very unlikely to be used as currency.
20005	enlarged Images taken with authorisation by Gerd Seyffert © "Gerd Seyffert 2021"	20006	Not Applicable