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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;chrisild, post: 1795543, member: 39&quot;]Right, each euro area member state (and the countries that are not European Union members but have monetary agreements with the EU) can issue commemorative €2 coins. Used to be one per country and year, now it&#039;s two.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>These commemorative coins have the same reverse (map, face value) as the regular pieces but a theme specific obverse. Like the regular circulation coins, they are legal tender in the entire euro area. Whether you want to collect them too or not ... well, some of them have low mintages and can hardly (or not) be obtained at face, others have issue volumes of, say, 10 to 30 million and do make it into people&#039;s wallets or pockets. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><br /></p><p>No, those folders are annual sets, in BU and/or Proof, which usually contain the eight circulation coin denominations: 0.01 - 0.02 - 0.05 - 0.10 - 0.20 - 0.50 - 1.00 - 2.00. Collector coins, in the EU legal sense, are pieces with denominations that differ from these, pieces that are often silver or gold, and usually (but not always) surcharged. Just like a US silver dollar with a face value of $1 which costs $50 or so ...</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Those euro collector coins are legal tender in the issuing member state only. So when Austria issues a €5 or €10 piece, that is &quot;worthless&quot; (as means of payment) in the other euro countries. Then again, hardly anybody uses those at stores anyway. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie11" alt=":rolleyes:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Images of the commemorative €2 coins can also be found here: <a href="http://ec.europa.eu/economy_finance/euro/cash/commemorative/index_en.htm" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://ec.europa.eu/economy_finance/euro/cash/commemorative/index_en.htm" rel="nofollow">http://ec.europa.eu/economy_finance/euro/cash/commemorative/index_en.htm</a> (list below the map). In the menu bar on the left, you can also choose &quot;Common sides&quot; or &quot;National sides&quot; to see the designs (but no mintage info) of the euro circulation coins. As from 1 January, Andorra (monetary agreement) and Latvia (member state) will also issue euro coins.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Christian[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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