# C_2012017EN.01001001.xml

| 20.1.2012 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 17/10 |
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20.1.2012

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 17/10

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New national sides of the 2-euro commemorative circulation coins issued by the euro-area Member States to celebrate 10 years of the euro

2012/C 17/05

Euro coins intended for circulation have legal tender status throughout the euro area. For the purpose of informing the public and all parties who handle the coins, the Commission publishes a description of the designs of all new coins (1). In accordance with the Council conclusions of 10 February 2009 (2), euro-area Member States and countries that have concluded a monetary agreement with the Community providing for the issuing of euro coins are allowed to issue commemorative euro coins intended for circulation, provided that certain conditions are met, particularly that only the 2-euro denomination is used. These coins have the same technical characteristics as other 2-euro coins, but their national face features a commemorative design that is highly symbolic in national or European terms.

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To celebrate 10 years of the Euro, euro-area Finance Ministers decided that euro-area Member States would strike a 2-euro commemorative coin using a common design on the national side. Euro-area citizens and residents have selected by public web-voting the winning design. Voters had a choice of five designs, which had been pre-selected by a professional jury following a design competition among citizens from the whole euro area, and they choose the design created by Mr Helmut Andexlinger, professional designer at the Austrian Mint.

Issuing countries: Belgium, Germany, Estonia, Ireland, Greece, Spain, France, Italy, Cyprus, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Austria, Portugal, Slovenia, Slovakia and Finland

Subject of commemoration: Ten years of the Euro

Factual description of the design: The Euro-sign in the centre of the coin shows that the Euro has become an element of particular importance in Europe as well all over the world as the Euro evolved to a global player in the international monetary system in the last 10 years. The design elements around the Euro-symbol on the coin express the importance of the Euro to the people, to the financial world (ECB tower), to trading (ships), to industry (factories), to the energy sector and research and development (wind power stations). The initials AH of the artist appear under the image of the ECB tower. The name(s) of the issuing country in the national language(s) appear(s) at the top, while the indication 2002-2012 appears at the bottom.

The outer ring depicts the 12 stars of the European flag.

Approximate issuing date: January 2012

| BELGIUM | Legends: BE/2002-2012
  Mintmark: the Mint Master mark and the mintmark appear respectively on the left and on the right hand sides of the country indication
  Estimated volume of issuance: 5 millionEdge lettering: 2




  , repeated six times, alternately upright and inverted |
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| GERMANY | Legends: BUNDESREPUBLIK DEUTSCHLAND/2002-2012
  Mintmark: The mintmark (A, D, F, G or J) appears at the right hand side of the indication ‘2002-2012’
  Estimated volume of issuance: 30 million
  Edge lettering: EINIGKEIT UND RECHT UND FREIHEIT and the design of the federal eagle |
| ESTONIA | Legends: EESTI/2002-2012
  Mintmark: None
  Estimated volume of issuance: 2 million
  Edge lettering: EESTI, repeated two times upright and inverted |
| IRELAND | Legends: ÉIRE/2002-2012
  Mintmark: None
  Estimated volume of issuance: 3 millionEdge lettering: 2




  , repeated six times, alternately upright and inverted |
| GREECE | Legends: ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΗ ΔΗΜΟΚΡΑΤΙΑ/2002-2012
  Mintmark: The mintmark appears at the right hand side of the design
  Estimated volume of issuance: 1 millionEdge lettering: ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΗ ΔΗΜΟΚΡΑΤΙΑ |
| SPAIN | Legends: ESPAÑA/2002-2012
  Mintmark: None
  Estimated volume of issuance: 8 millionEdge lettering: 2




  , repeated six times, alternately upright and inverted |
| FRANCE | Legends: RÉPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE/2002-2012
  Mintmark: The mintmark and the mintmaster's mark appear on the right hand side of the design
  Estimated volume of issuance: 10 millionEdge lettering: 2




  , repeated six times, alternately upright and inverted |
| ITALY | Legends: REPUBBLICA ITALIANA/2002-2012
  Mintmark: The mintmark ‘R’ appears at the right hand side of the design
  Estimated volume of issuance: 15 millionEdge lettering: 2

  , repeated six times, alternately upright and inverted |
| CYPRUS | Legends: ΚΥΠΡΟΣ KIBRIS/2002-2012
  Mintmark: None
  Estimated volume of issuance: 1 million
  Edge lettering: ‘2 ΕΥΡΩ 2 EURO’ repeated twice |
| LUXEMBOURG | Legends: LËTZEBUERG/2002-2012
  Mintmark: The mintmark the Mint Master mark appear on the upper right hand side of the design
  Estimated volume of issuance: 1,4 millionEdge lettering: 2




  , repeated six times, alternately upright and inverted.In accordance with the national law, the coin shows an effigy of the Grand Duke as a latent image. |
| MALTA | Legends: MALTA/2002-2012
  Mintmark: the mintmaster's mark and the mintmark appear respectively on the left and the right hand sides of the bottom star
  Estimated volume of issuance: 700 000Edge lettering: 2




  , repeated six times, alternately upright and inverted |
| THE NETHERLANDS | Legends: NEDERLAND/2002-2012
  Mintmark: The Mint Master mark and the mintmark appear on the right hand side of the design
  Estimated volume of issuance: 3,5 millionEdge lettering: GOD

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| AUSTRIA | Legends: REPUBLIK ÖSTERREICH/2002-2012
  Mintmark: None
  Estimated volume of issuance: 11,3 millionEdge lettering: 2 EURO







  repeated four times, alternately upright and inverted |
| PORTUGAL | Legends: PORTUGAL/2002-2012
  Mintmark: The mintmark appears at the right hand side of the design
  Estimated volume of issuance: 520 000Edge lettering: Five coats of arms and seven castles equally spaced |
| SLOVENIA | Legends: SLOVENIJA/2002-2012
  Mintmark: None
  Estimated volume of issuance: 1 million
  Edge lettering: SLOVENIJA, followed by an engraved dot |
| SLOVAKIA | Legends: SLOVENSKO/2002-2012
  Mintmark: The mintmark appears at the upper right hand side of the design
  Estimated volume of issuance: 1 million
  Edge lettering: SLOVENSKÁ REPUBLIKA, followed by three symbols: star — linden leaf — star |
| FINLAND | Legends: SUOMI FINLAND/2002-2012
  Mintmark: The mintmark appears at the upper left hand side of the design
  Estimated volume of issuance: 1,5 millionEdge lettering: SUOMI FINLAND







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BELGIUM

BELGIUM

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Legends: BE/2002-2012

Mintmark: the Mint Master mark and the mintmark appear respectively on the left and on the right hand sides of the country indication

Estimated volume of issuance: 5 million

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GERMANY

GERMANY

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Legends: BUNDESREPUBLIK DEUTSCHLAND/2002-2012

Mintmark: The mintmark (A, D, F, G or J) appears at the right hand side of the indication ‘2002-2012’

Estimated volume of issuance: 30 million

Edge lettering: EINIGKEIT UND RECHT UND FREIHEIT and the design of the federal eagle

ESTONIA

ESTONIA

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Legends: EESTI/2002-2012

Mintmark: None

Estimated volume of issuance: 2 million

Edge lettering: EESTI, repeated two times upright and inverted

IRELAND

IRELAND

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Legends: ÉIRE/2002-2012

Mintmark: None

Estimated volume of issuance: 3 million

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GREECE

GREECE

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Legends: ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΗ ΔΗΜΟΚΡΑΤΙΑ/2002-2012

Mintmark: The mintmark appears at the right hand side of the design

Estimated volume of issuance: 1 million

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SPAIN

SPAIN

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Legends: ESPAÑA/2002-2012

Mintmark: None

Estimated volume of issuance: 8 million

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FRANCE

FRANCE

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Legends: RÉPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE/2002-2012

Mintmark: The mintmark and the mintmaster's mark appear on the right hand side of the design

Estimated volume of issuance: 10 million

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ITALY

ITALY

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Legends: REPUBBLICA ITALIANA/2002-2012

Mintmark: The mintmark ‘R’ appears at the right hand side of the design

Estimated volume of issuance: 15 million

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CYPRUS

CYPRUS

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Legends: ΚΥΠΡΟΣ KIBRIS/2002-2012

Mintmark: None

Estimated volume of issuance: 1 million

Edge lettering: ‘2 ΕΥΡΩ 2 EURO’ repeated twice

LUXEMBOURG

LUXEMBOURG

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Legends: LËTZEBUERG/2002-2012

Mintmark: The mintmark the Mint Master mark appear on the upper right hand side of the design

Estimated volume of issuance: 1,4 million

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In accordance with the national law, the coin shows an effigy of the Grand Duke as a latent image.

MALTA

MALTA

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Legends: MALTA/2002-2012

Mintmark: the mintmaster's mark and the mintmark appear respectively on the left and the right hand sides of the bottom star

Estimated volume of issuance:

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THE NETHERLANDS

THE NETHERLANDS

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Legends: NEDERLAND/2002-2012

Mintmark: The Mint Master mark and the mintmark appear on the right hand side of the design

Estimated volume of issuance: 3,5 million

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AUSTRIA

AUSTRIA

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Legends: REPUBLIK ÖSTERREICH/2002-2012

Mintmark: None

Estimated volume of issuance: 11,3 million

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PORTUGAL

PORTUGAL

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Legends: PORTUGAL/2002-2012

Mintmark: The mintmark appears at the right hand side of the design

Estimated volume of issuance:

Edge lettering: Five coats of arms and seven castles equally spaced

SLOVENIA

SLOVENIA

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Legends: SLOVENIJA/2002-2012

Mintmark: None

Estimated volume of issuance: 1 million

Edge lettering: SLOVENIJA, followed by an engraved dot

SLOVAKIA

SLOVAKIA

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Legends: SLOVENSKO/2002-2012

Mintmark: The mintmark appears at the upper right hand side of the design

Estimated volume of issuance: 1 million

Edge lettering: SLOVENSKÁ REPUBLIKA, followed by three symbols: star — linden leaf — star

FINLAND

FINLAND

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Legends: SUOMI FINLAND/2002-2012

Mintmark: The mintmark appears at the upper left hand side of the design

Estimated volume of issuance: 1,5 million

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(1)  See OJ C 373, 28.12.2001, p. 1 for the national faces of all the coins issued in 2002.

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(2)  See the conclusions of the Economic and Financial Affairs Council of 10 February 2009 and the Commission Recommendation of 19 December 2008 on common guidelines for the national sides and the issuance of euro coins intended for circulation (OJ L 9, 14.1.2009, p. 52).

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