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Latvia - 2 euros 2014 (EUR 3.80)Riga was always a venue for cultural events on an international scale, but in 2014 it became the cultural epicentre of Europe. During its year as European Capital of Culture, hundreds of special events took place, with more than 12,000 participants from almost one hundred various cultural institutions: national, local and non-governmental. This year the focus of attention will be placed on the Castle ...

Latvia 2 euros 2014 - Riga - European Capital of Culture 2014 Riga was always a venue for cultural events on an international scale, but in 2014 it became the cultural epicentre of Europe. During its year as European Capital of Culture, hundreds ...

Malta - 1 euro 2016 (EUR 1.99)The Maltese cross is identified as the symbol of an order of Christian warriors known as the Knights Hospitaller or Knights of Malta. It was originally the symbol of Amalfi, a small Italian republic of the 11th century. The cross is eight-pointed and has the form of four "V"-shaped arms joined together at their bases, so that each arm has two points. Its design is based on crosses used since the First ...

Malta 1 euro 2016 - The eight-pointed Maltese cross The Maltese cross is identified as the symbol of an order of Christian warriors known as the Knights Hospitaller or Knights of Malta. It was originally the symbol of Amalfi, a small ...

Slovakia - 2 euros 2016 (EUR 3.95)In April 2015, Národná banka Slovenska announced a public competition for the design of the national side of a 2 euro commemroative coin marking Slovakia's first Presidency of the Council of the European Union. A total of 24 designs from 13 designers participated in the competition and in June 2015 the designs were evaluated anonymously by a committee, assisted by expert consultants: Elena Mallicková ...

Germany 5 cents 2012 - The oak twig J - Hamburg The oak twig is a reminiscent of that found on the old German pfennig coins. Oaks have spirally arranged leaves, with a lobed margin in many species; some have serrated leaves or entire ...

Germany - 2 euros 2009 (EUR 4.95)A first attempt to create an economic and monetary union between the members of the European Communities goes back to an initiative by the European Commission in 1969. However, the introduction of the euro started principally on 31 December 1998, when the exchange rates between the euro and legacy currencies in the Eurozone became fixed. The coin shows a stick figure which merges into the € symbol. ...

Germany 2 euros 2009 - 10th anniversary of the EMU and the birth of the euro F - Stuttgart A first attempt to create an economic and monetary union between the members of the European Communities goes back to an initiative by the European Commission in 1969. However, the ...

Slovenia - 2 euros 2014 (EUR 13.20)The coin celebrates the 600th anniversary since the Coronation of Barbara of Celje. Barbara of Cilli was the spouse of Holy Roman Emperor Sigismund and as such Holy Roman Empress. She was by marriage also Queen of Hungary and Bohemia. She received the sobriquet "Messalina of Germany" for her political intrigues, and was instrumental in creating the Order of the Dragon. She served as the regent of Hungary ...

Portugal 2 euros 2010 - Centenary of the Portuguese Republic (Colored) The Portuguese First Republic spans a complex 16 year period in the history of Portugal, between the end of the period of constitutional monarchy marked by the 5 October 1910 revolution ...

Portugal - 2 euros 2008 (EUR 19.80)On 10 December 2007, Human Rights Day, the Secretary-General and High Commissioner for Human Rights launched a year-long celebration of the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The coin shows the Portuguese coat of arms and a geometric design Issue date: October 2008

Greece 2 euros 2013 - Founding of the Platonic Academy (Colored) The Academy was founded by Plato in ca. 387 BC in Athens. Aristotle studied there for twenty years before founding his own school, the Lyceum. The Academy persisted throughout the ...

Portugal - 2 euros 2010 (EUR 14.30)The Portuguese First Republic spans a complex 16 year period in the history of Portugal, between the end of the period of constitutional monarchy marked by the 5 October 1910 revolution and the 28 May coup d'etat of 1926. The inner part of the coin shows in the centre the Portuguese coat of arms and the Republica effigy, two of the most representative symbols of the Portuguese Republic. The Portuguese ...

Portugal 2 euros 2010 - Centenary of the Portuguese Republic (Colored) The Portuguese First Republic spans a complex 16 year period in the history of Portugal, between the end of the period of constitutional monarchy marked by the 5 October 1910 revolution ...

Portugal - 2 euros 2014 (EUR 14.30)The Carnation Revolution, also referred to as the 25 April (25 de Abril), was a military coup in Lisbon, Portugal on 25 April 1974 which overthrew the regime of the Estado Novo. The revolution started as a military coup organized by the Movimento das Forças Armadas (Armed Forces Movement, MFA), composed of military officers who opposed the regime, but the movement was soon coupled with an unanticipated ...

Portugal 2 euros 2014 - 40 Years since the Carnation Revolution (Colored) The Carnation Revolution, also referred to as the 25 April (25 de Abril), was a military coup in Lisbon, Portugal on 25 April 1974 which overthrew the regime of the Estado Novo. The ...

Portugal - 2 euros 2014 (EUR 14.30)The 2014 International Year of Family Farming (IYFF) aims to raise the profile of family farming and smallholder farming by focusing world attention on its significant role in eradicating hunger and poverty, providing food security and nutrition, improving livelihoods, managing natural resources, protecting the environment, and achieving sustainable development, in particular in rural areas. The 2014 ...

Portugal 2 euros 2014 - International Year of Family Farming (Colored) The 2014 International Year of Family Farming (IYFF) aims to raise the profile of family farming and smallholder farming by focusing world attention on its significant role in eradicating ...

Netherlands - 2 euros 2013 (EUR 14.30)Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands, the oldest reigning Dutch monarch, announced her abdication three days before her 75th birthday. After 33 years on the throne following her mother's abdication in 1980, Beatrix said she would relinquish the crown at the end of April 2013, leaving the monarchy to Crown-Prince Willem-Alexander, the oldest of her three sons. The announcement, in a nationally televised ...

Latvia 2 euros 2014 - Riga - European Capital of Culture 2014 (Colored) Riga was always a venue for cultural events on an international scale, but in 2014 it became the cultural epicentre of Europe. During its year as European Capital of Culture, hundreds ...

Latvia - 2 euros 2014 (EUR 13.20)Riga was always a venue for cultural events on an international scale, but in 2014 it became the cultural epicentre of Europe. During its year as European Capital of Culture, hundreds of special events took place, with more than 12,000 participants from almost one hundred various cultural institutions: national, local and non-governmental. This year the focus of attention will be placed on the Castle ...

Latvia 2 euros 2014 - Riga - European Capital of Culture 2014 (Colored) Riga was always a venue for cultural events on an international scale, but in 2014 it became the cultural epicentre of Europe. During its year as European Capital of Culture, hundreds ...

Latvia - 2 euros 2015 (EUR 14.30)The presidency of the Council rotates among the EU member states every six months. During this six-month period, the presidency chairs meetings at every level in the Council, helping to ensure the continuity of the EU's work in the Council.The Latvian Presidency of the Council took place during the first half of 2015, taking over from Italy and passing it to Luxembourg. The design shows the official ...

Latvia 2 euros 2015 - Latvian Presidency of the EU (Colored) The presidency of the Council rotates among the EU member states every six months. During this six-month period, the presidency chairs meetings at every level in the Council, helping ...