Euro Coin Issues/News in 2020
Greetings All,
Now, approaching February, I'll start adding the new 2020 Commemorative Coins and follow the same format as last year. So, the coins will be added as they appear, as well as any announcements from the various countries about intended issues later in the year. The Commemoratives will also, as last year be arranged alphabetically by country rather than chronologically. This will be updated weekly, so come back for the latest news.
Looking back, there was a small drop in the number of coins minted compared with the previous year. In2018 36 coins were minted and in 2019 "only" 32. It was also the first year that Finland did not mint the maximum possible - we only saw one Finnish Commemorative instead of a possible two. A pity as I think Finland has produced some of the finest Commemorative coins.
For 2020 28 Commemoratives are already planned and as yet none for Finland. Still, the year is still young and perhaps by the end of 2020, the record 36 of 2018 will have been broken - we shall see!
To wet your appetite for the 2020 Commemoratives, here is some info regarding what lies ahead.
After a break in 2019, Germany continues with its Länder (provinces) series.It will also issue a second coin commemorating the genuflexion of Willy Brandt at the Warsaw ghetto memorial.
Belgium will be issuing coins dealing with plant health and the Flemish painter Jan van eyck.
Estonia remembers the 200th Anniversary of Antarctic independence as well as the peace treaty of Tartu.
Lithuania continues with its provinces series.
Luxembourg issues another commemorative dealing with its royal house.
Malta continues its series of commemoratives covering prehistoric sites.
Slovenia remembers Adam Bohorič – author and philologist.
Spain continues its UNESCO world heritage series.
So you see there is much to look foward to.
The reasons for the Commemoratives and the motif details will be dealt with in far more detail when the coins are issuedAndorra
2020 - 15th Anniversary of joining the Ibero-American General Secretariat
Date of
issue : 09.12.2020
Issuing Volume : 73,500
2020 - 50th Anniversary of granting voting rights to women.
Date of
issue : 09.12.2020
Issuing Volume : 60,000
Belgium
2020 - International Year of Plant Health.
Issue Date: 05.03.2020
Number Minted: 755,000
2020 - van Eyck year.
Issue Date: 15.10.2020
Number Minted: 155,000
Cyprus
2020- 30th Anniversary of the founding of the Cypriot Institute of Neurology and Genetics.
Date of issue : 14.12.2020
Issuing Volume : 412,000
Estonia
2020 - The coin commemorates the 200th anniversary of the discovery of Antarctica.
Date of issue : 27.02.2020
Issuing Volume : 750,000
2020 - This coin commemorates the 100th anniversary of the signing of the Tartu Peace Treaty.
Date of issue : 01.02.2020
Issuing Volume : 1,000,000
Finland
2020 – 100th Anniversary of the founding of the University of Turku.
Date of issue : 18.08.2020
Issuing Volume : 800,000
2020 – 100th Anniversary of the birth of Väinö Linnas.
Date of issue : 16.11.2020
Issuing Volume : 700,000
France
2020 - This coin commemorates Charles de Gaulle.
Date of issue : 31.01.2020
Issuing Volume : 18,061,940
2020 - This coin is devoted to Medical Research.
Date of issue : 27.10.2020
Issuing Volume : 310,000
Germany
2020 - Sanssousi Palace - Brandenburg.(The letter for the minting location appears at 6 o'clock )
Date of issue : 28.01.2020
Issuing Volume : 30 Million
2020 - Willi Brandt -Kniefall in Warsaw.(The mint mark appears at 9 o'clock )
Date of issue : 08.10.2020
Issuing Volume : 30 Million
Greece
2020 - 2500th Anniversary of the Battle of Thermopylae
Date of issue : 31.01.2020
Issuing Volume : 750.000
2020 - 100th Anniversary of the unification of Thrace with Greece.
Date of issue : 16.07.2020
Issuing Volume : 750.000
Italy
2020 -This coin commemorates the 80th anniversary of the of the National Firefighters Corps.
Date of issue : 20.01.2020
Issuing Volume : 3,000,000
2020 - This coin commemorates the 150 anniversary of the birth of the Maria Montessori.
Date of issue : 09.06.2020
Issuing Volume : 3,000,000
Latvia
2020 -This coin
honours the ceramics of the Letgale district.
Date of issue : 05.06.2020
Issuing Volume : 412,000
Lithuania
2020 - The region featured in this coin is Upper Lithuania.
Date of issue : 16.09.2020
Issuing Volume : 500,000
2020 - Hill of Crosses.
Date of issue : 04.11.2020
Issuing Volume : 500,000
Luxembourg
2020-This coin commemorates the 200th anniversary of birthday of Prince Henry of Orange-Nassau.
Date of issue : 26.02.2020
Issuing Volume : 313,500
2020-This coin celebrates the birth of Prince Charles of Luxembourg.
Date of issue : 24.12.2020
Issuing Volume : 331,000
Malta
2020 – Neolithic Site - Temple of Skorba.
Date of issue : 24.07.2020
Issuing Volume : 180.000
2020 – Childrens' games.
Date of issue : 14.12.2020
Issuing Volume : 220.000
Monaco
2020 – 300th Anniversary of the birth of Prince Honorés III.
Date of issue : 20.10.2020
Issuing Volume : 15.000
Portugal
2020 - 730th Anniversary of the founding of the university of Coimbra.
Date of issue : 01.09.2020
Issuing Volume : 360.000
2020 - 75th Anniversary of the founding of the UN.
Date of issue : 07.10.2020
Issuing Volume : 510.000
San Marino
2020 - 500th Anniversary of the death of Raphael.
Date of Issue : 03.03.2020
Issuing Volume: 54.000
2020 - 250th Anniversary of the death of Tiepolo.
Date of Issue : 27.08.2020
Issuing Volume: 54.000
Slovakia
2020 - 20th Anniversary of Slovakia's membership of the OECD.
Date of issue : 11.11.2020
Issuing Volume : 1 Million
Slovenia
2020 - 50 th Anniversary of the birth of Adam Bohorics.
Date of issue : 23.12.2020
Issuing Volume : 1 Million
Spain
2020 - Architectur of the Mudéjares in Aragon.
Date of issue : 31.01.2020
Issuing Volume : 4,000,000
Vatican
2020 - 100th anniversary of the birth of Pope John Paul II.
Date of issue : 23.06.2020
Issuing Volume : 74,000
2020 - 500th anniversary of the death Raphael.
Date of issue : 16.10.2020
Issuing Volume : 76,000
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