
According to numisforum.eu San Marino will next year issue a 2 euro commemorative coin dedicated to the 500th anniversary since the birth of Giorgio Vasari. Giorgio Vasari (30 July 1511 – 27 June 1574) was an Italian painter, writer, historian and architect, who is today famous for his biographies
of Italian artists, considered the ideological foundation of
art-historical writing. The coin will be issued in…
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Luxembourg next year, as it did in the previous years will issue a €2 commemorative coin. The theme will be Jean vu Lëtzebuerg. The coin will be issued during next year World Money fair and 600,000 coins will be minted - 100,000 more than this year's issue.…
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MAXIMUM MINTAGE…
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Added by euroHOBBY on October 3, 2010 at 18:13 —
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The new Czech government decides not to fix the date for euro adoption
Three political parties that formed the coalition government based on the general elections in May 2010 declared in their coalition agreement that for now they will not fix the date
for euro adoption in the Czech Republic. They are however prepared to
initiate the adoption under assumptions that the single currency will…
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Added by euroHOBBY on October 1, 2010 at 16:28 —
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a video clip about the Estonian Euro Changeover
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Italy on the 24th September will…
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Added by euroHOBBY on September 18, 2010 at 15:00 —
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Monaco will issue a 2 euro coin dated 2010 this October in proof version, 25 000 examples will be made. The coin shows the portrait of His Highness Prince Albert II.

The image shows a Fantasy Coin
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The blog pulifil is reporting that Monaco next year might issue its second 2 euro commemorative coin. Prince Albert II of Monaco and Miss Charlene Wittstock will get married on the July 9, 2011 and the plan is to issue a 2 euro commemorative coin for…
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Added by euroHOBBY on September 8, 2010 at 15:00 —
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This coin has been issued today



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Added by euroHOBBY on September 7, 2010 at 19:30 —
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Topic
Currency Decree of 1860 granting Finland the right to issue banknotes and coins
The design shows a stylised lion figure from the coat of arms of Finland on the left side and a set of
numbers on the right side.
Issuing volume: 1.6 million… Continue
Added by euroHOBBY on September 4, 2010 at 20:30 —
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Slovenia next year will issue a 2 euro commemorative coin dedicated to the national hero Franc Rozman - the Slovenian bank held a competition and the following three coins came in the top 3, the design that come first will be featured on the coin.

Third Place Designer Janez Bizjak …
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As we announced last year, Spain is issuing a series of 2 euro commemorative coins, one every year, dedicated to the Spanish sites included in the UNESCO World Heritage list. The first coin…
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Mintage Volume
1,400,000
Issue Date
October 2010
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So far the following Standard Coins have been released; 2 sets of Common sides and 25 sets of National sides. Click on the Country names to see pictures of each set of coins!…
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Added by euroHOBBY on August 8, 2010 at 11:30 —
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September 7th
San Marino
500th Anniversary since the Death of Sandro Botticelli…
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Added by euroHOBBY on August 6, 2010 at 19:30 —
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After the 2002 mass euro changeover (where 12 European Union states plus Monaco, San Marino and Vatican switched to the euro) we had 3 other enlargements (2007, 2008 & 2009) and Estonia will join next year. Before each enlargement, in Brussels, celebrations are held. This article will cover these celebrations in pictures - the banner on the European Commission building and the big cartoon coins of €1 have now become a…
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Added by euroHOBBY on August 1, 2010 at 18:30 —
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Third Place
Few days ago thanks to our member
Stanislav Pekar
we were the first euro website to announce the design that will be
depicted on the Slovakian…
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At first glance one might think that the Estonian euro coins all look the same but the map on the 1c-50c is engraved whereas on the 1 and 2 euros it is embossed - also the 2 euro coin shows more islands on it than all the other coins!


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Added by euroHOBBY on July 29, 2010 at 21:00 —
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