Germany: Original Coins: http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img4/73-1c02&desc=Germanykm2071EuroCent(1999%2B)&query=Germanykm207 http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img4/73-2c02&desc=Germanykm2082EuroCents(1999%2B)&query=Germanykm208 http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img4/73-5c02&desc=Germanykm2095EuroCents(1999%2B)&query=Germanykm209 http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img4/73-10c02&desc=Germanykm21010EuroCents(1999-2006)&query=Germanykm210 http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img4/73-20c02&desc=Germanykm21120EuroCents(1999-2006)&query=Germanykm211 http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img4/73-50c02&desc=Germanykm21250EuroCents(1999-2006)&query=Germanykm212 http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img4/73-1e02&desc=Germanykm2131Euro(1999-2006)&query=Germanykm213 http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img4/73-2e02&desc=Germanykm2142Euro(1999-2006)&query=Germanykm214 The Changes: http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine_cs.php?image=nmc4/73-254&desc=Germanykm25410EuroCents(2007%2B)ReliefmapofEurope&src=ChristianBruennlein&query=Germanykm254 http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine_cs.php?image=nmc4/73-255&desc=Germanykm25520EuroCents(2007%2B)ReliefmapofEurope&src=ChristianBruennlein&query=Germanykm255 http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine_cs.php?image=nmc4/73-256&desc=Germanykm25650EuroCents(2007%2B)ReliefmapofEurope&src=ChristianBruennlein&query=Germanykm256 http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine_cs.php?image=nmc4/73-257&desc=Germanykm2571Euro(2007%2B)ReliefmapofEurope&src=ChristianBruennlein&query=Germanykm257 Greece: Original Euros: http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img4/77-1c02&desc=Greecekm1811Eurocent(1999%2B)&query=Greecekm181 http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img4/77-2c02&desc=Greecekm1822Eurocents(1999%2B)&query=Greecekm182 http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img4/77-5c02&desc=Greecekm1835Eurocents(1999%2B)&query=Greecekm183 http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img4/77-10c02&desc=Greecekm18410Eurocents(1999-2006)&query=Greecekm184 http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img4/77-20c02&desc=Greecekm18520Eurocents(1999-2006)&query=Greecekm185 http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img4/77-50c02&desc=Greecekm18650Eurocents(1999-2006)&query=Greecekm186 http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img4/77-1e02&desc=Greecekm1871Euro(1999-2006)&query=Greecekmhttp://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img4/77-1e02&desc=Greecekm1871Euro(1999-2006)&query=Greecekm187 http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img4/77-2e02&desc=Greecekm1882Euro(1999-2006)&query=Greecekm188 Euro's Changes: http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img17/77-211&desc=Greecekm21110Eurocents(2007%2B)ReliefmapofEurope&query=Greeceeuro http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img17/77-212&desc=Greecekm21220Eurocents(2007%2B)ReliefmapofEurope&query=Greeceeuro http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img17/77-213&desc=Greecekm21350Eurocents(2007%2B)ReliefmapofEurope&query=Greeceeuro http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img17/77-214&desc=Greecekm2141Euro(2007%2B)ReliefmapofEurope&query=Greeceeuro http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img17/77-215&desc=Greecekm2152Euro(2007%2B)ReliefmapofEurope&query=Greeceeuro Ireland: Original Euro Coins: http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img2/92-1c02&desc=Irelandkm321EuroCent(1999%2B)&query=Irelandkm32 http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img2/92-2c02&desc=Irelandkm332EuroCents(1999%2B)&query=Irelandkm33 http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img2/92-5c02&desc=Irelandkm345EuroCents(1999%2B)&query=Irelandkm34 http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img2/92-10c02&desc=Irelandkm3510EuroCents(1999-2006)&query=Irelandkm35 http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img2/92-20c02&desc=Irelandkm3620EuroCent(1999-2006)&query=Irelandkm36 http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img2/92-50c02&desc=Irelandkm3750EuroCents(1999-2006)&query=Irelandkm37 http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img2/92-1e02&desc=Irelandkm381Euro(1999-2006)&query=Irelandkm38 http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img2/92-2e02&desc=Irelandkm392Euro(1999-2006)&query=Irelandkm39 Euro's Changes: http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img17/92-47&desc=Irelandkm4710Eurocents(2007%2B)ReliefmapofEurope&query=Irelandeuro http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine_cs.php?image=nmc7/92-48&desc=Irelandkm4820Eurocents(2007%2B)ReliefmapofEurope&src=MilosKukovic&query=Irelandeuro http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine_cs.php?image=nmc7/92-49&desc=Irelandkm4950Eurocents(2007%2B)ReliefmapofEurope&src=MilosKukovic&query=Irelandeuro http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine_cs.php?image=nmc7/92-50&desc=Irelandkm501Euro(2007%2B)ReliefmapofEurope&src=MilosKukovic&query=Irelandeuro http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine_cs.php?image=nmc7/92-51&desc=Irelandkm512Euro(2007%2B)ReliefmapofEurope&src=MilosKukovic&query=Irelandeuro Italy: O\riginal Euro Coins: http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img6/95-1c02&desc=Italykm2101Eurocent(1999%2B)&query=Italykm210 http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img6/95-2c02&desc=Italykm2112Eurocents(1999%2B)&query=Italykm211 http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img6/95-5c02&desc=Italykm2125Eurocents(1999%2B)&query=Italykm212 http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img6/95-10c02&desc=Italykm21310Eurocents(1999-2007)&query=Italykm213 http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img6/95-20c02&desc=Italykm21420Eurocents(1999-2007)&query=Italykm214 http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img6/95-50c02&desc=Italykm21550Eurocents(1999-2007)&query=Italykm215 http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img6/95-1e02&desc=Italykm2161Euro(1999-2007)&query=Italykm216 http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img6/95-2e02&desc=Italykm2172Euro(1999-2007)&query=Italykm217 Euro Changes: http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img18/95-247&desc=Italykm24710EuroCents(2008%2B)Reliefmapofeurope&query=Italy247 http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img18/95-248&desc=Italykm24820EuroCents(2008%2B)Reliefmapofeurope&query=Italy248 http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine_as.php?image=nmc5/95-249&desc=Italykm24950EuroCents(2008%2B)Reliefmapofeurope&query=Italykm249 http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine_cd.php?image=img17/95-250&desc=Italykm2501Euro(2008%2B)ReliefmapofEurope&src=NicolaCirigliano&query=Italyrelief This ends Part Two of Euro's Changes. Look for Part Three... Clinker
Here you see quite nicely the "extremes" when it comes to design variety. Of the four countries you list here, * the Greek and Italian coins have different obverses for every denomination; * Germany took a middle-of-the-road approach with three different designs (after all, there are three different common reverses too); * and the Irish preferred a design that is exactly the same for all eight denominations. Unfortunately (from my point of view) Austria, Greece, Italy and Slovenia, plus San Marino, are the only euro countries with eight different obverse designs. As for the "updated maps" on the common sides, well, the euro coins were designed when the European Union had 15 member states. So the maps (except the one on the 1, 2 and 5 cent coins which show "Europe in the world") show these fifteen countries. However, in 2004 ten more countries joined the EU, and two others followed in 2007. As a consequence, the Nordic Gold (10, 20, 50 cent) and bimetallic (€1, €2) coins got updated maps in 2007 which do not show the EU but - just like the euro notes - geographical Europe regardless of whether a country is in the EU or not. But the older type stays in circulation, and since so many of that first type were minted, it is not exactly common to find a coin with a "new" map in circulation in the "older" member states ... Christian
