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Belgium | 10th anniversary of the Economic and Monetary Union (EMU) | 20001 |
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Volume : 5,012,000 Date of Issue : 27 Jan. 2009 Designer : Georgios Stamatopoulos ("ΓΣ") Mintmaster : Romain Coenen (Mintmark = Scales) Producer : Belgian mint Monnaie Royale de Belgique / Koninklijke Munt van België / Königliche Belgische Münzprägeanstalt in Brussels (Mintmark = Helmeted head of the archangel Michael) National characteristics : Above is the name of the issuing country in the three national languages "BELGIE ‐ BELGIQUE ‐ BELGIE" (Dutch, French and German), the acronym of the occasion of issue below is "EMU". The motif is flanked on the left by a pair of scales the logo of mint master Romain Coenen, and on the right by 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. |
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Cyprus | 10 years of Economic and Monetary Union (EMU) | 20001 |
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Volume : 1,000,000 Date of Issue : 05 Jan. 2009 Designer : Georgios Stamatopoulos ("ΓΣ") Producer : Royal Dutch mint Koninklijke Nederlandse Munt in Utrecht (without Mintmark) National characteristics : Above is the name of the issuing country "ΚΥΠΡΟΣ KIBRIS" (Cyprus, in Greek and Turkish), the acronym of the occasion of issue below is "ΟΝΕ". The coin was minted without mint mark at the Royal Dutch mint Koninklijke Nederlandse Munt in Utrecht. |
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Finland | 10 years of Economic and Monetary Union (EMU) | 20001 |
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Volume : 1,400,000 Date of Issue : 15 Jan. 2009 Designer : Georgios Stamatopoulos ("ΓΣ") Producer : Finnish mint Suomen Rahapaja OY in Vantaa (Mintmark = horn of plenty with rounds) Edge lettering : ‐ NOT "proof" coins ‐ "TALOUS ‐ RAHALIITTO EMU •" (Economic and Monetary Union, in Finnish). National characteristics : Above is the name of the issuing country "SUOMI FINLAND" (Finland, in Finnish and Swedish), the acronym of the occasion of issue below is "EMU". A horn of plenty with rounds the mint mark of the Finnish mint Suomen Rahapaja OY in Vantaa is to the right of the country name, the year of issue "2009" is shown below the name. Coins produced in the proof production process bear the normal Finnish edge marking, but the normal mittings bear the marking "TALOUS ‐ RAHALIITTO EMU •" (Economic and Monetary Union, in Finnish). |
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France | 10 years of Economic and Monetary Union (EMU) | 20001 |
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Volume : 10,074,085 Date of Issue : 23 Jan. 2009 Designer : Georgios Stamatopoulos ("ΓΣ") Mintmaster : Hubert Larivière (Mintmark = a hunting horn with the sign of the zodiac of Pisces) Producer : French mint Monnaie de Paris in Plessac (Mintmark = cornucopia) National characteristics : Above is the name of the issuing country "RÉPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE" (French Republic), the acronym of the occasion of issue below is "UEM", flanked on the left by a cornucopia, the mint mark of the French mint Monnaie de Paris in Plessac. To the right of the year "2009" is a hunting horn with the sign of the zodiac Pisces, the logo of the mint master Hubert Larivières. |
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Germany | 10 years of Economic and Monetary Union (EMU) | 20001 |
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Volume : 30,565,630 Date of Issue : 02 Jan. 2009 Designer : Georgios Stamatopoulos ("ΓΣ") Producer : German mints : Staatliche Münze Berlin in Berlin (mintmark = "A"), Bayerisches Hauptmünzamt in Munich (mintmark = "D"), Staatliche Münzen Baden‐Württemberg in Stuttgart (mintmark = "F"), Staatliche Münzen Baden‐Württemberg in Karlsruhe (mintmark = "G") or Landesbetrieb Hamburgische Münze in Hamburg (mintmark = "J") National characteristics : Above is the name of the issuing country "BUNDESREPUBLIK DEUTSCHLAND" (Federal States of Germany), the acronym of the occasion of issue below is "WWU". In the middle on the right is the mint mark of the German mint (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). |
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Greece | 10th anniversary of the Economic and Monetary Union (EMU) | 20001 |
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Volume : 4,000,000 Date of Issue : 02 Jan. 2009 Designer : Georgios Stamatopoulos ("ΓΣ") Producer : Greek mint Νομισματοκοπειο / Nomismatokopeio (Bank of Greece ‐ Mint) in Halandri (Mintmark = palmette) National characteristics : Above is the name of the issuing country "ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΗ ΔΗΜΟΚΡΑΤΙΑ" (Hellenic Republic), the acronym of the occasion of issue below is "ΟΝΕ". On the right is a palmette the mint mark of the Greek mint Νομισματοκοπειο / Nomismatokopeio (Bank of Greece ‐ Mint) in Halandri. |
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Ireland | 10th anniversary of the Economic and Monetary Union (EMU) | 20001 |
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Volume : 3,812,908 Date of Issue : 01 Jan. 2009 Designer : Georgios Stamatopoulos ("ΓΣ") Producer : Irish mint Lárionad Airgeadra an Bhainc Ceannais / Central Bank Currency Centre in Áth an Ghainimh / Sandyford (without Mintmark) — Proof : Royal Dutch mint Koninklijke Nederlandse Munt in Utrecht (without Mintmark) National characteristics : Above is the name of the issuing country "ÉIRE" (Ireland), the acronym of the occasion of issue below is shown on the left with "AEA" (in Irish) and on the right of the years with "EMU" (in English). 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 production process were made by the Royal Dutch mint Koninklijke Nederlandse Munt in Utrecht. |
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Italy | 10 years of Economic and Monetary Union (EMU) | 20001 |
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Volume : 2,000,500 Date of Issue : 26 Mar. 2009 Designer : Georgios Stamatopoulos ("ΓΣ") Producer : Italian mint Istituto Poligrafico e Zecca dello Stato in Rome (Mintmark = "R") National characteristics : Above is the name of the issuing country "REPUBBLICA ITALIANA" (Italian Republic), the acronym of the occasion of issue below is "UEM". On the right is the "R" the mint mark of the Italian mint Istituto Poligrafico e Zecca dello Stato in Rome. |
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Luxembourg | 10 years of Economic and Monetary Union (EMU) | 20001 |
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Volume : 825,000 Date of Issue : 15 Jan. 2009 Designer : Georgios Stamatopoulos ("ΓΣ") Mintmaster : Maarten Brouwer (Mintmark = sails of the three‐masted clipper Nederland) Producer : Royal Dutch mint Koninklijke Nederlandse Munt in Utrecht (Mintmark = the staff of Hermes) National characteristics : Above is the name of the issuing country "LËTZEBUERG" (Luxembourg), the acronym of the occasion of issue below is "UEM". Above the number "1999" is a square around the designer's "ΓΣ" deviating from the usual place due to multi-view minting. The logo of mint master Maarten Brouwer, the sails of the three‐masted clipper Nederland, flanks the 6 o'clock star on the left and the staff of Hermes the mint mark of the Dutch mint Koninklijke Nederlandse Munt in Utrecht on the right. Above the motif is the portrait of Grand Duke Henri designed by Alain Hoffmann as a latent image, since according to Luxembourg law no national coin may be issued without the portrait of the head of state (or at least his monogram). |
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Malta | 10th anniversary of the Economic and Monetary Union (EMU) | 20001 |
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Volume : 700,000 Date of Issue : 05 Jan. 2009 Designer : Georgios Stamatopoulos ("ΓΣ") Producer : Royal Dutch mint Koninklijke Nederlandse Munt in Utrecht (without Mintmark) National characteristics : Above is the name of the issuing country "MALTA", the acronym of the occasion of issue below is "UEM". The coin was minted without a mint mark at the Royal Dutch Mint Koninklijke Nederlandse Munt in Utrecht. In contrast to the normal edge lettering of Maltese coins, (  )
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Netherlands | 10 years of Economic and Monetary Union (EMU) | 20001 |
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Volume : 5,313,500 Date of Issue : 07 Jan. 2009 Designer : Georgios Stamatopoulos ("ΓΣ") Mintmaster : Maarten Brouwer (Mintmark = the sails of the three‐mast clipper Nederland) Producer : Royal Dutch mint Koninklijke Nederlandse Munt in Utrecht (Mintmark = the staff of Hermes) National characteristics : Above is the name of the issuing country "NEDERLAND" (Netherlands), the acronym of the occasion of issue below is "EMU". The coin was minted without a mint mark at the Royal Dutch Mint Koninklijke Nederlandse Munt in Utrecht. |
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Portugal | 10 years of Economic and Monetary Union (EMU) | 20001 |
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Volume : 1,285,000 Date of Issue : 05 Feb. 2009 Designer : Georgios Stamatopoulos ("ΓΣ") Producer : Portugease mint Imprensa Nacional‐ Casa da Moeda S.A. in Lisbon (without Mintmark) National characteristics : Above is the name of the issuing country "Portugal", the acronym of the occasion of issue below is "UEM". The coin was minted without mint mark by the Portuguese mint Imprensa Nacional‐ Casa da Moeda S.A. in Lisbon. |
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Slovakia | 10th anniversary of the Economic and Monetary Union (EMU) | 20001 |
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Volume : 2,500,000 Date of Issue : 07 Jan. 2009 Designer : Georgios Stamatopoulos ("ΓΣ") Producer : Slovakian mint Mincovňa Kremnica š.p. in Kremnica (Mintmark = "MK" between two embossing stamps) National characteristics : Above is the name of the issuing country "SLOVENSKO" (Slovakia), the acronym of the occasion of issue below is "HMÚ". The mint mark "MK" between two embossing stamps of the Slovak mint Mincovňa Kremnica š.p. in Kremnica is shown on the left. |
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Slovenia | 10th anniversary of the Economic and Monetary Union (EMU) | 20001 |
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Volume : 1,000,000 Date of Issue : 05 Jan. 2009 Designer : Georgios Stamatopoulos ("ΓΣ") Producer : Finnish mint Suomen Rahapaja OY in Vantaa (without Mintmark) National characteristics : Above is the name of the issuing country "SLOVENIJA" (Slovenia), the acronym of the occasion of issue below is "EMU". The coin was minted without mint marks by the Finnish mint Suomen Rahapaja OY in Vantaa. |
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Spain | 10th anniversary of the Economic and Monetary Union (EMU) | 20001 |
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Volume : 8,000,000 Date of Issue : 02 Feb. 2009 Designer : Georgios Stamatopoulos ("ΓΣ") Producer : Spanish mint Real Casa de la Moneda in Madrid (Mintmark = "M" adorned with a crown) National characteristics : Above is the name of the issuing country "ESPAÑA" (Spain), the acronym of the occasion of issue below is "UEM". The letter "M" adorned with a crown, the mint mark sign of the Spanish mint Real Casa de la Moneda in Madrid is shown on the left. |
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| 20001 | Images taken with authorisation by the ECB ‐ Mail dated 20.Feb.2020 © "European Central Bank" |
20002 | Not Applicable |
| 20003 | Images taken temporally from the Internet | 20004 | Not Applicable |
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