Latest additions to the Euro collection :hail: Austria 5 Euros 2003 Water power Alpine Dam, Hydroelectric, Drop of water with a fish enclosed in it. Coat of arms of the 9 fedral provinces, value 2004 EU Enlargment A map of Europe with the Eurozone countries clearly distinguished and a small token flags for the ones that recently joined the union. The names of the ten new members are inscribed in the lower part of the coin, each in its own official language Coat of arms of the 9 fedral provinces, value 2006 Mozart Portrait of Mozart with the Salzburg Cathedral in the background Coat of arms of the 9 fedral provinces, value EU Presidency The Vienna Hofburg Imperial Palace in the "Josefsplatz" square. The equestrian statue of Joseph II in its center. The wing of the Hofburg can be seen to the right, which contains the Spanish Riding School and the Redoutensäle Coat of arms of the 9 fedral provinces, value 2007 Voting reform 100 Years Universal Male Suffrage portraits of the Emperor Franz Joseph and Max Wladimir von Beck & the Reichsrat. Coat of arms of the 9 fedral provinces, value Germany 2004 10 Euros 2006 Fifa World cup Globe with football superimposed on it and the Brandenberg gate German eagle, Value, Date Finland 2 Euros 2008 60th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights Artist Tapio Kettunen A human figure seen through a heart-shaped hole in a stone wall. The text HUMAN RIGHTS is inscribed under the heart Netherlands 5 Euros 2006 400 years Australia friendship six globes, each of which show a different perspective of the world. Lines symbolising the routes of the Dutch East India Company cross over each other. The mintmastersign (course-setting sails) is engraved at the spot where ‘t Duyfken made landfall. Silhouette of Queen Beatrix on globe
A couple more Austrian 5 euro coins including the first 9 sided one in it's folder 5 Euros 2002 250th Anniversary of Vienna Zoo Emperor's Pavilion at the Vienna Zoo, surrounded by a diversity of animals. The dates "1752–2002" Coat of arms of the 9 fedral provinces, value 2007 Mariazell Basilica 'Basilica of the Birth of the Virgin Mary' Facade of the basilica with its characteristic central gothic tower flanked by two baroque towers Coat of arms of the 9 fedral provinces, value
I have been waiting for these to arrive for some time :smile Germany 10 Euros 2007 Treaty of Rome Map of europe surrounded by stars German eagle, Value, Date Netherlands 5 Euros 2007 400th Anniversary of Michiel De Ruyter Portrait of Queen Beatrix Portrait of Lieutenant-Admiral Michiel De Ruyter
Cannot really say I'm overwhelmed by those designs. Yes, I have those coins too, but primarily because you can get them at face. So it is not a question of spending much on the pieces. The Michiel de Ruyter coin is interesting because of the way the designer "spreads" the motto onze parel hun schrik ("our pearl - their fright") across both sides. But the portraits, well ... The German coin - that one looks as if the eagle was frightened by the flood of stars on the other side, hehe. The inscription on the edge, Europäische Union - in Vielfalt geeint, is the motto of the European Union, "United in Diversity". The idea of highlighting the six founding members on the map is nice, but that side a whole is a little too starry. Christian
LOL cost me a little over face but I know what you mean about the German one, the Dutch on the other hand I find rather nice as I am a fan of naval history and this man played a rather large role in that LOL
Oh yes, I have been to Vlissingen many times, and it's hard not to learn about him while one is there. The city even issued its own Michiel de Ruyter pieces in 2007 - a Half Ruyter (brass), a 1 Ruyter (bi-met, golden ring), and I think three 2 Ruyter "coins" (bi-met, silverish ring). You could purchase and, at least theoretically, then spend them in town. Those actually have nice designs IMO but of course are not really coins ... Christian
Just added these to the collection thought it rather nice to savce them till new years eve LOL Slovakia New Euro set 1 cent 2 cents 5 cents All have the following design symbolic mountain in the High Tatras designed by Drahomír Zobek Map of EU 10 cents 20 cents 50 cents All have the following design Bratislava Castle as designed by Ján Černaj and Pavol Károly Map of EU 1 Euro 2 Euros Both have the following design Coat of arms of Slovakia, the Double Cross on Three Hills, as designed by Ivan Řehák Edge inscription "SLOVENSKÁ REPUBLIKA" with two stars and a linden leaf in the middle of them Map of EU
Nice designs! Hey, you have euro circulation coins that I do not have yet. Must work on that. It is a pity that they went from having different designs for all denominations to just three for eight denominations. Ah well, better than just one ... Christian
They changed the reverse for all the coins at some point, and at least Belgium has changed all the obverses as well. Not counting the microstates, all the original members of euroland have had at least one makeover for all of their coins.
As far as the designs of the common sides are concerned, yes, the maps on the "golden" coins (10, 20, 50 cent) and the bimetallic pieces (€1, €2) were modified mostly in 2007. But the "copper" pieces (1, 2, 5 cent) were not changed. The Belgian obverse designs (all of which show King Albert) were slightly modified in 2008, e.g. the country code BE was added. Finland did the same thing - add the FI - in 2007. In both cases there were some other minor changes too. Now whether a euro collector "needs" to have all those varieties, well, I don't know. People here in Euroland may want them, but collectors elsewhere may not be that interested in the third or fourth variation of Albert's portrait ... Christian
Imo the Irish chap who designed their representation in the dominant european currency must have been hungover. There are more things in the republic than the celtic culture -unfortunately in modern history the most predominant thing has been the ra Nevertheless, a coin with a big pint of guiness on it would look great if they worked out a way of cheaply enamelling it black and cream
Hmmm... They ARE circulation coins right now, but the were not as De Orc posted his message (I know you know about this ). As a new country gets into the euro (as Slovakia on January, 1st) the banks exchange the old coins into eurosets (little bags with pocket change). So some dealers took coins from them to get the set and sell it to collectors with very few patience. I am more patient than that and my set is on his way home (and so the Slovakian euroset). I heard that some Slovakian coins went out from the country and some people began to use it before they were allowed to do it. So they were paying in fact with worthless "coins". There has been some polemic about this, so next countries should be more careful.
Guess there won't be any new euro countries for a while. In general I do not think there is a problem with using such coins that are not quite legal tender yet. After all, "the locals" get those starter kits/bags at face value, and the conversion rate is fixed. So if I pick some Slovakian euro coins up in Bratislava in December and spend them in Vienna (about 60 km away) the next day ... not a big deal. However, the problem in Slovakia was that these starter kits were the only ones. Unlike other countries that founded or joined the euro area, they did not have bigger kits for stores. So whoever wanted to get the coins in advance - businesses, citizens planning to use it, and collectors - had to get one or more of those. Solution: More kits next time. Christian
Me I was just happy to get them Just added this one to the collection, it took a while for them to get the thing produced LOL 2008 Italy 2 Euro 60th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights Man & woman with olive branch/ear of corn/cogwheel/barbed wire, symbols respectively representing the right to peace/food/work/freedom, along with the links of a broken chain which form the figure 60e Map of EU
Congratulations. I got that one yesterday too. Those Italian designs are a big contrast compared with, for example, German ones. Now we will be really busy with the new 2€ UME 10th aniversary conmemorative circulation coins
