European numismatics - Coin images gallery

The euro (EUR or €) is the currency of 12 European Union (EU) member states: (Austria, Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Portugal, and Spain; three European micro-states: (Monaco, San Marino and the Holy See – Vatican City), as well as EU institutions.
Euro coins and banknotes (see euro banknotes) came into circulation on January 1, 2002.

Links to national central bank and mint websites

At present in European Union (EU) we can observe the process of mixing / circulating the different coins from the 12 Euro countries.
Each country participating in the euro has its own design on the national side of the coin and its own issue dates.
Private mints (e.g. International Numismatic Agency in the United Kingdom or Europ-Mint in Switzerland), as well as individuals, have created some specimen euro coins intended for collectors.
A legacy of old national practice is the minting of silver and gold commemorative coins. Unlike normal issues, these coins are not legal tender in all the eurozone, but in the country where the coin was issued.
Our target is to record the mintage / coinage / euro coin mockups for any existent and future euro coin issue.

All coins have a common front side showing how much the coin is worth, with a design by Belgian designer Luc Luyckx. The design of the 1-, 2-, and 5-cent coins symbolises Europe’s place in the world as a whole. The image on the 10-, 20-, and 50-cent coins shows the EU member states coming together (note that the EU members who are at this time not part of the euro are also depicted). Finally, the 1- and 2-euro coins depict a Europe without frontiers. All coins feature 12 stars in their design.

Spanish euro coins feature three different designs for each of the three series of coins. The minor series of 1, 2 and 5 cent coins were designed by Garcilaso Rollán, the middle series of 10, 20, and 50 cent coins by Begoña Castellanos and the two major coins feature the portrait or effigy of King Juan Carlos of Spain by the hand of Luis José Diaz. All designs feature the 12 stars of the EU and the year of minting.

Portuguese euro coins show three different designs for each of the three series of coins. However, they are quite similar in that all contain old royal mints and seals within a circle of seven castles and five coats of arms and the word “Portugal”. Also featured in the designs, all done by Vitor Manuel Fernandes dos Santos, are the 12 stars of the EU and the year of minting.