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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;chrisild, post: 102270, member: 39&quot;]Here is some more info from the European Commission&#039;s website:</p><p><a href="http://europa.eu.int/comm/economy_finance/euro/our_currency_en.htm" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://europa.eu.int/comm/economy_finance/euro/our_currency_en.htm" rel="nofollow">http://europa.eu.int/comm/economy_finance/euro/our_currency_en.htm</a></p><p><br /></p><p>One thing that is a little odd in my opinion is that there are two types of &quot;special&quot; coins. First, the so-called &quot;commemorative coins&quot;; those are €2 pieces (legal tender in all euro countries) that have a special obverse:</p><p><a href="http://europa.eu.int/comm/economy_finance/euro/notes_and_coins/commemorative_coins_en.htm" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://europa.eu.int/comm/economy_finance/euro/notes_and_coins/commemorative_coins_en.htm" rel="nofollow">http://europa.eu.int/comm/economy_finance/euro/notes_and_coins/commemorative_coins_en.htm</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Beyond that, there are &quot;collector coins&quot; - usually made from precious metals - which are legal tender in the issuing member state only. They don&#039;t really circulate, but many of them are nicely designed. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Christian[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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