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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;chrisild, post: 1591110, member: 39&quot;]Ha! I strongly disagree. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />&nbsp; Yes, I have that €2 commem too, and I am not fond of it. There seems to be a trend to simply put official logos (see the upper left corner <a href="http://www.italiaunita150.it/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.italiaunita150.it/" rel="nofollow">here</a> - you will know it anyway) on such coins, instead of coming up with something new and different. Maybe it&#039;s some kind of &quot;brand strategy&quot;, don&#039;t know, I have seen that on coins from quite a few countries.</p><p><br /></p><p>Now if you look at the Italian collector coins (gold or silver, legal tender in IT only), things get a little different. Those designs do not always have a &quot;contemporary&quot; appearance, but quite a few are just beautiful. For example, <a href="http://www.zecca.ipzs.it/servlet/articoli?indiceTipo=0&amp;indiceArti=264&amp;indicePezzo=0" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.zecca.ipzs.it/servlet/articoli?indiceTipo=0&amp;indiceArti=264&amp;indicePezzo=0" rel="nofollow">this one</a> was the &quot;Unification 1861-2011&quot; silver issue. And one of this year&#039;s issues, <a href="http://www.zecca.ipzs.it/servlet/articoli?indiceTipo=0&amp;indiceArti=284&amp;indicePezzo=0" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.zecca.ipzs.it/servlet/articoli?indiceTipo=0&amp;indiceArti=284&amp;indicePezzo=0" rel="nofollow">Unified Currency</a>, I like a lot too, because it combines design elements from earlier coins, but in a new and creative way.</p><p><br /></p><p>So there are several recent issues that I find appealing. Unfortunately many designers seem to focus on such &quot;coins&quot; - surcharged silver/gold pieces that have extremely low mintages, and thus will never be seen in circulation, not even in the issuing member state. But of the &quot;real&quot; commemorative coins - those that circulate in the entire euro area - sometimes have mediocre designs at best. And that does not apply to the Italian ones only ...</p><p><br /></p><p>Christian[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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