2 Euro commemorative coins Common Issue 2015

2 Euro

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

Entries in the competition to find the winning design celebrating the 30th anniversary of the EU Flag
Image		Number	Feature	Ref.	% of Vote
		Motif 5	30th anniversary of the EU‐Flag	20006	7.4 %
	Motif 5 : Entry by Katja Pogačar from Slovenia. Jubilee figures and a spiral of stars symbolising the development of the European economic area over the 30 years from the centre of the flag outwards to the present day. © Design Katja Pogačar

		Motif 1	30th anniversary of the EU‐Flag	20006	16.9 %
	Motif 1 : Entry by Maria Grazia Urbani from Italy. Jubilee figures as well as an olive branch and a cogwheel as a symbol of European economic power as well as intersecting braids for the Europe growing together. The flag is central. © Design Maria Grazia Urbani

		Motif 3	30th anniversary of the EU‐Flag	20006	20.3 %
	Motif 3 : Entry by Antonella De Rose from Cyprus. Portrait of Europa looking at the people and crowned by an olive branch, symbolic of peace and freedom. Instead of long hair, Europa wears a flag with the 12 stars waving in the wind on her head. © Design Antonella De Rose

		Motif 2	30th anniversary of the EU‐Flag	20006	25.7 %
	Motif 2 : Entry by Luiz José Diaz Salas from Spain. Young dancing couple in front of the European flag waving in the wind. © Design Luiz José Diaz Salas

		Motif 4	30th anniversary of the EU‐Flag	20006	29.7 %
	Motif 4 : Entry by Georgios Stamatopoulos from Greece. A flag is always a symbol that unites people and cultures with common views and ideals for a better future. Twelve stars transformed into human figures, symbolising the birth of a new Europe.

Common Issue 2015 30th anniversary of the EU‐Flag
Image	Country		Date	Feature	Ref.	Volume
🔎		Common Issue	06 Aug. — 23. Dec. 2015	30th anniversary of the EU‐Flag	20001 20002 20005	51,402,500	•
	Description : From 1950, the Council of Europe had been working on the design of a flag for Europe. The proposal to adopt the emblem of the Paneuropa Union, founded by Richard Coudenhove‐Kalergi in 1922, was rejected because of its supposed Christian symbolism. In 1955 it was agreed that the European flag, also adopted by the European Community on 29th of June 1985, would be the European flag with the twelve (a number of twelve is considered a sign of perfection) golden stars in a circular (symbolising unity) arrangement on a blue background. To mark the 30th anniversary of the EU flag, all 19 EU countries which use the euro as their official currency issued a commemorative €2 coin. There were five designs to choose from which could be voted for online. The result was declared on 28th of May 2015. The coin design was created by Georgios Stamatopoulos, coin designer at the Bank of Greece, whose initials "ΓΣ" can be seen in the lower right‐hand corner. It shows twelve stylised persons in a circle around a European flag with the twelve euro stars.

🔎		Austria	30 Oct. 2015	30th anniversary of the EU‐Flag	20001 20002 20005	2,500,000	•
	National characteristics : Above is the name of the issuing country "REPUBLIK ÖSTERREICH" (Republic of Austria), followed by the dates "1985‐2015". The coin was minted without a mint mark by the Austrian Mint Münze Österreich AG in Vienna.

🔎		Belgium	18 Nov. 2015	30th anniversary of the EU‐Flag	20001 20002 20005	412,500	•
	National characteristics : Above is the name of the issuing country "BELGIE ‐ BELGIQUE ‐ BELGIEN" (in Dutch, French and German), followed by the dates "1985‐2015". A cat the logo of the mint master Bernard Gillard, as well as 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, are depicted on the right.

🔎		Cyprus	30 Nov. 2015	30th anniversary of the EU‐Flag	20001 20002 20005	350,000	•
	National characteristics : Above is the name of the issuing country "ΚΥΠΡΟΣ KIBRIS" (Cyprus, in Greek and Turkish), followed by the dates "1985-2015". The coin was minted without mint mark by the Greek mint Νομισματοκοπειο / Nomismatokopeio (Bank of Greece ‐ Mint) in Halandri.

🔎		Estonia	10 Dec. 2015	30th anniversary of the EU‐Flag	20001 20002 20005	350,000	•
	National characteristics : Above is the name of the issuing country "EESTI" (Estonia), followed by the dates "1985‐2015". The coin was minted without mint marks by the Lithuanian mint Lietuvos monetų kalykla in Vilnius.

🔎		Finland	06 Aug. 2015	30th anniversary of the EU‐Flag	20001 20002 20005	500,000	•
	National characteristics : Above is the name of the issuing country "SUOMI FINLAND" (Finland, in Finnish and Swedish), followed by the dates "1985‐2015". A lion (the heraldic animal of Finland) the mint mark of the Finnish mint Suomen Rahapaja OY in Vantaa is shown on the right.

🔎		France	16 Nov. 2015	30th anniversary of the EU‐Flag	20001 20002 20004 20005	4,020,000	•
	National characteristics : Above is the name of the issuing country "RÉPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE" (French Republic), followed by the dates "1985‐2015". On the right are a pentagon the logo of mint masterYves Sampo and a cornucopia the mint mark of the French mint Monnaie de Paris in Plessac. There were 10,000 minted in the "mirror finish" and "proof" production process where the flag is coloured blue (see picture)

🔎		Germany	05 Nov. 2015	30th anniversary of the EU‐Flag	20001 20002 20005	30,125,000	•
	National characteristics : Above is the name of the issuing country "BUNDESREPUBLIK DEUTSCHLAND" (Federal States of Germany), followed by the dates "1985‐2015". 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) is shown on the right.

🔎		Greece	23 Dec. 2015	30th anniversary of the EU‐Flag	20001 20002 20005	750,000	•
	National characteristics : Above is the name of the issuing country "ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΗ ΔΗΜΟΚΡΑΤΙΑ" (Hellenic Republic), followed by the dates "1985‐2015". On the right is a palmette the mint mark of the Greek mint Νομισματοκοπειο / Nomismatokopeio (Bank of Greece ‐ Mint) in Halandri.

🔎		Ireland	16 Oct. 2015	30th anniversary of the EU‐Flag	20001 20002 20005	1,000,000	•
	National characteristics : Above is the name of the issuing country "ÉIRE" (Ireland), followed by the dates "1985‐2015". The coin was minted without mint marks by the Irish mint Lárionad Airgeadra an Bhainc Ceannais / Central Bank Currency Centre in Áth an Ghainimh / Sandyford. Coins minted in the proof manufacturing process were made by the Austrian mint Münze Österreich AG in Vienna.

🔎		Italy	09 Nov. 2015	30th anniversary of the EU‐Flag	20001 20002 20005	1,005,000	•
	National characteristics : Above is the name of the issuing country "REPUBBLICA ITALIANA" (Italian Republic), followed by the dates "1985‐2015". On the right is the "R" the mint mark of the Italian mint Istituto Poligrafico e Zecca dello Stato in Rome.

🔎		Latvia	03 Nov. 2015	30th anniversary of the EU‐Flag	20001 20002 20005	1,010,000	•
	National characteristics : Above is the name of the issuing country "LATVIJA" (Latvia), followed by the dates "1985‐2015". The coin was minted without mintmarks by the German mint Staatliche Münzen Baden‐Württemberg in Stuttgart.

🔎		Lithuania	17 Nov. 2015	30th anniversary of the EU‐Flag	20001 20002 20005	750,000	•
	National characteristics : Above is the name of the issuing country "LIETUVA" (Lithuania), followed by the dates "1985‐2015". On the right hand side of the motif is the ligated acronym "LMK" as a symbol of the Lithuanian mint Lietuvos monetų kalykla in Vilnius.

🔎		Luxembourg	03 Dec. 2015	30th anniversary of the EU‐Flag	20001 20002 20005	510,000	•
	National characteristics : Above is the name of the issuing country "LËTZEBUERG" (Luxembourg) followed by the dates "1985‐2015". On the right, the sails of the three‐masted clipper Nederland are depicted the logo of the mint master Maarten Brouwer. The coin was produced without mint mark by the Dutch mint Koninklijke Nederlandske Munt in Utrecht. A latent image of Grand Duke Henri is also displayed, as according to Luxembourg law no national coin may be issued without the image of the head of state (or at least not without his monogram).

🔎		Malta	18 Dec. 2015	30th anniversary of the EU‐Flag	20001 20002 20005	300,000	•
	National characteristics : Above is the name of the issuing country "MALTA", followed by the dates "1985‐2015". On the right the sails of the three‐mast clipper Nederland the logo of the mint master Maarten Brouwer, and the staff of Hermes the mint mark of the Royal Dutch mint Koninklijke Nederlandske Munt in Utrecht.

🔎		Netherlands	13 Oct. 2015	30th anniversary of the EU‐Flag	20001 20002 20004 20005	1,000,000	•
	National characteristics : Above is the name of the issuing country "NEDERLAND" (Netherlands), followed by the dates "1985‐2015". The sails of the three‐mast clipper Nederland, the logo of the mint master Maarten Brouwer is on the right next to the date together with the staff of Hermes the mint mark of the Royal Dutch mint Koninklijke Nederlandske Munt in Utrecht. The Royal Dutch Mint issued 1,000 coin sets in the proof production process version, each with three differently coloured (see picture) and one standard coin.

🔎		Portugal	30 Nov. 2015	30th anniversary of the EU‐Flag	20001 20002 20005	520,000	•
	National characteristics : Above is the name of the issuing country "PORTUGAL", followed by the dates "1985‐2015". On the right is "INCM" the mint mark of the Portuguese mint Imprensa Nacional‐ Casa da Moeda S.A. in Lisbon.

🔎		Slovakia	24 Sep. 2015	30th anniversary of the EU‐Flag	20001 20002 20005	1,000,000	•
	National characteristics : Above is the name of the issuing country "SLOVENSKO" (Slovakia), followed by the dates "1985‐2015". The mint mark "MK" between two embossing stamps of the Slovak mint Mincovňa Kremnica š.p. in Kremnica is shown on the right.

🔎		Slovenia	07 Dez. 2015	30th anniversary of the EU‐Flag	20001 20002 20005	1,000,000	•
	National characteristics : Above is the name of the issuing country "SLOVENIJA" (Slovenia), followed by the dates "1985‐2015". The coin was minted without mint marks by the Italian mint Istituto Poligrafico e Zecca dello Stato in Rome.

🔎		Spain	01 Dec. 2015	30th anniversary of the EU‐Flag	20001 20002 20005	4,300,000	•
	National characteristics : Above is the name of the issuing country "ESPAÑA" (Spain), followed by the dates "1985‐2015". On the right hand 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.

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. The EU nevertheless tolerates them, as their numbers are very small and 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	© "European Commission"