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Monaco €2 2012 "500th anniversary of the foundation of Monaco's Sovereignty"
Issuing volume: 100 000 coins
Date of issue: 1 July 2012
Added by CoinsWorld on June 15, 2012
Greece BU Folders Dated 2012
The date of release is set to be the 2nd of July, 2012 and the selling price 20 euros. The total mintage is 20.000 Blister Sets.
Doctor George Papanikolaou, commemorated on the 50th anniversary of his death. The date of release is set to be the 10th of September, 2012 and the selling price 35 euros. The total mintage is 10.000 Triptych Blister Sets.
Added by CoinsWorld on June 15, 2012
GREECE NEWS MAY 2012 COMMEMORATIVE SILVER & GOLD 2003
The Bank of Greece will sell 600 parts of 200 and € 8000 OR Silver coins of € 20 vintage 2003 and dedicated to the 75th Anniversary of "Bank of Greece ". 1928-2003). The price of Gold Coin is set at € 2,100. In 2003 the amounts were respectively announced 14,000 & 1000. These quantities have certainly not been hit in full at the time and the Bank of Greece will seek to balance the market. Source: 3bun.blog.mongenie.com Added by CoinsWorld on May 9, 2012 |
Greece €2 Coin Card "10 Years Euro Cash"
On the 9th April, the Central Bank of Greece will issue a coin card containing the 2 euro commemorative coin "10 Years of Euro Banknotes and Coins", only 5,000 copies were made.
Added by CoinsWorld on April 6, 2012
Malta €2 Ten Years Euro Cash Just Out
On Friday 30 March 2012, the Central Bank of Malta will be issuing the first coin of its 2012 Coin Programme - the €2 coin commemorating ''Ten years of the Euro''. The coin will be issued in circulation quality in rolls of 25 coins each.
This commemorative coin will be issued by all euro area countries and will have a common design on the national side of the coin. It was designed by an Austrian mint designer and was selected by an international jury in a competition organised by the ECB.
Source: Central Bank Malta
Added by CoinsWorld on March 30, 2012
Italy €2 Ten Years Euro Cash Just Out
Source: euroHOBBY
Added by CoinsWorld on March 21, 2012
Greece Numismatic Programme 2012
The General Accounting Office of the Ministry of Finance, is pleased to announce the Hellenic Numismatic Programme of 2012, introducing the following numismatic products:
- Collectors’ blister skin pack with a 2euro Commemorative Coin issued to celebrate the “10 years of the Euro” (2002-2012).
- Brilliant Uncirculated (BU) sets of Greek Euro Coins, containing all eight denominations, dedicated to “The island of Santorini” which has been selected to be the winner in a public web voting competition organized by the Travel & Leisure NY, concerning the best island in the world for 2011.
- Brilliant Uncirculated (BU) sets of Greek Euro Coins, comprised of all eight denominations, as well as of one silver collector coin (triptych), dedicated to the famous Greek Doctor George Papanikolaou, commemorated on the 50th anniversary of his death.
- Gold Collector Coin, with the face value of 100€, having two themes: either the celebration of the 100th anniversary of the Liberation of the City of Thessaloniki or the Outbreak of the Balkan Wars.
- Mini Gold Collector Coin, with the face value of 50€ dedicated to the Archeological Site of Pella (Macedonia).
- Silver Collector Coin, with the face value of 10€ dedicated to the «Hellenic Culture & Civilization».
- Proof Coin Sets especially for collectors, in limited edition.
Source: Greece - Ministry of Finance
Added by CoinsWorld on March 15, 2012
Two Issues of €2 Commemorative Coins per Year
In a report published by the European Parliament it is being proposed that each country should be allowed to mint a €2 Commemorative coin every six months instead of every year. That would mean that each country would be allowed to mint two €2 commemorative coins per year and a third coin, when a common issue by all the countries is out. This proposal explains why France and Germany, next year are planning to issue two national commemorative coins
Source: European Parliament Report - see Page 11 Amendment 13
Added by CoinsWorld on February 26, 2012
