List of Euro coin series
This is a list of series of designs on the national sides of Euro coins.[1]
Reasons for changes
Changes to the design of the national sides are generally not permitted until 15 years has elapsed.[2] As the euro came into circulation in 2002, some countries became eligible to change their designs in 2017. San Marino was the first to do so, in 2017. A 2017 change was also made in the Vatican City coin, changing from Pope Francis' portrait to his coat of arms. France revised the design of their €1 and €2 coins in 2022, and the 10c, 20c, and 50c coins in 2024. Monaco revised the design of their €1 and €2 coins in 2025. On the other hand, Belgium had violated this rule by using a new portrait of King Albert II as part of their 2008 design change, and was forced to revert to the original portrait the following year.
One major exception is for coins that depict a head of state, usually a monarch, which may change when the head of state changes.[3] New coins for these reasons were introduced in Monaco in 2006, Belgium and the Netherlands in 2014, Spain in 2015, and Vatican City in 2005, 2006, and 2014. The 2005 Vatican City coins featured the symbols of the interregnum period, known as sede vacante, leading to a regulation banning any future design representing a vacancy or provisional occupant in regular coinage.[3] A new design of Vatican City coinage is expected, due to the death of Pope Francis in April 2025, with his successor Pope Leo XIV. A new design of Luxembourgish coinage is also expected following the enthronment of Grand Duke Guillaume V in October 2025, with the new monarch's likeness due to appear on coins starting in 2026.[4]
In some cases, national sides were changed exclusively to conform to new regulations. A 2007 change in Finland was in response to the requirement for the country's name or abbreviation to appear on the coin. Changes in Belgium in 2008 were in response to the requirement for the country's name or abbreviation to appear on the coin as well as in response to a new regulation that national elements could not appear in the ring of twelve stars on the outside of the design. Finally, a change in Spain in 2010 was in response to a new regulation that national elements could not appear in the ring of twelve stars on the outside of the design.
List
| State | Ser-ies | Years | Subject | Common side | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1c | 2c | 5c | 10c | 20c | 50c | €1 | €2 | ||||
| Andorra | 1 | 2014–present | Pyrenean chamois | Church of Santa Coloma | Casa de la Vall | Coat of arms of Andorra | revised only | ||||
| Austria | 2002–present | Gentian | Edelweiss | Alpine primrose | St. Stephen's Cathedral | Belvedere Palace | Secession hall | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | Bertha von Suttner | both | |
| Belgium | 1 | 1999–2007 | King Albert II | ||||||||
| 2 | 2008 | King Albert II (revised design, new portrait) | revised only | ||||||||
| 2a | 2009–2013 | King Albert II (revised design, original portrait) | |||||||||
| 3 | 2014–present | King Philippe | |||||||||
| Bulgaria | 1 | 2026 (presumptive) | Madara Rider | Saint John of Rila | Saint Paisius of Hilendar | ||||||
| Croatia | 1 | 2023–present | Motif of the letters "HR" in the Glagolitic script (ⰘⰓ) | Nikola Tesla | Marten | Silhouette map of Croatia | |||||
| Cyprus | 1 | 2008–present | Mouflon | Kyrenia ship | Idol of Pomos | ||||||
| Estonia | 1 | 2011–present | Map of Estonia | ||||||||
| Finland | 1 | 1999–2006 | Heraldic lion of Finland | Two swans flying | Cloudberry | original only | |||||
| 1a | 2007–present | Heraldic lion of Finland (revised) | Two swans flying (revised) | Cloudberry (revised) | revised only | ||||||
| France | 1 | 1999–2021 | Marianne | La Semeuse ("The Sower") | Tree in a hexagon | both | |||||
| 2 | 2022–2023 | Tree in a hexagon (revised) | revised only | ||||||||
| 2024–present | Simone Veil | Josephine Baker | Marie Curie | ||||||||
| Germany | 1 | 2002–present | Oak twig | Brandenburg Gate | Bundesadler | both | |||||
| Greece | 1 | Athenian trireme | Corvette | Modern tanker | Rigas Feraios | Ioannis Kapodistrias | Eleftherios Venizelos | Drachma coin of Athens | Abduction of Europa | ||
| Ireland | 1 | Celtic harp | |||||||||
| Italy | 1 | Castel del Monte | Mole Antonelliana | Colosseum | The Birth of Venus | Unique Forms of Continuity in Space | Statue of Marcus Aurelius | Vitruvian Man | Dante Alighieri | ||
| Latvia | 1 | 2014–present | Lesser coat of arms of Latvia | Greater coat of arms of Latvia | Latvian maiden | revised only | |||||
| Lithuania | 1 | 2015–present | Coat of arms of Lithuania | ||||||||
| Luxembourg | 1 | 2002–2025 | Grand Duke Henri | both | |||||||
| 2 | 2026 | Grand Duke Guillaume V | revised only | ||||||||
| Malta | 1 | 2008–present | Mnajdra temple altar | Coat of arms of Malta | Maltese cross | ||||||
| Monaco | 1 | 2001–2005 | Coat of arms of Monaco | Seal of Monaco | Prince Rainier III and Prince Albert II | Prince Rainier III | original only | ||||
| 2 | 2006–2024 | Coat of arms of Monaco (revised) | Monogram of Prince Albert II | Prince Albert II | both | ||||||
| 3 | 2025–present | Prince Albert II (revised) | revised only | ||||||||
| Netherlands | 1 | 1999–2013 | Queen Beatrix | both | |||||||
| 2 | 2014–present | King Willem-Alexander | revised only | ||||||||
| Portugal | 1 | 2002–present | Royal seal of 1134 | Royal seal of 1142 | Royal seal of 1144 | both | |||||
| San Marino | 1 | 2002–2016 | Montale | Statua della Libertà | Guaita | Basilica di San Marino | Saint Marinus | Three Towers of San Marino | Coat of arms of San Marino | Palazzo Pubblico | |
| 2 | 2017–present | Coat of arms of San Marino | San Marino's city gate | Church of Saint Quirinus | Chiesa di San Francesco | Monte Titano and the three towers | Portrait of San Marino by Emilio Retrosi | La Cesta | The Portrait of San Marino | revised only | |
| Slovakia | 1 | 2009–present | Kriváň | Bratislava Castle | Double cross on three hills | ||||||
| Slovenia | 1 | 2007–present | Stork | Prince's stone | The Sower | Jože Plečnik's idea for the national parliament building | Pair of Lipizzaner horses | Triglav, Cancer, and song "Oj Triglav moj dom" | Primož Trubar | France Prešeren | both |
| Spain | 1 | 1999–2009 | Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela | Miguel de Cervantes | King Juan Carlos I | ||||||
| 2 | 2010–2014 | Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela (revised) | Miguel de Cervantes (revised) | King Juan Carlos I (revised) | revised only | ||||||
| 3 | 2015–present | King Felipe VI | |||||||||
| Vatican City | 1 | 2002–2005 | Pope John Paul II | original only | |||||||
| 2 | 2005 | Coat of arms of the camerlengo of the Holy Roman Church Eduardo Martínez Somalo | |||||||||
| 3 | 2006–2013 | Pope Benedict XVI | both | ||||||||
| 4 | 2014–2016 | Pope Francis | revised only | ||||||||
| 5 | 2017–2025 | Coat of arms of Pope Francis | |||||||||
References
- ^ a b "National sides of euro coins - European Commission". economy-finance.ec.europa.eu. Retrieved 2024-04-15.
- ^ "Euro coins for circulation — clarification of rules | EUR-Lex". eur-lex.europa.eu. Retrieved 2024-04-15.
- ^ a b "Types of euro coins - European Commission". economy-finance.ec.europa.eu. Retrieved 2024-04-15.
- ^ "New monogram, coin design to mark HGD Guillaume's accession to the throne". RTL Today. 2025-03-27.
External links
- Coins homepage with links to images of national sides at the European Central Bank