Greek euro coins feature a unique design for each of the eight coins. They were all designed by Georgios Stamatopoulos with the minor coins depicting Greek ships, the middle ones portraying famous Greeks and the two large denominations showing images of Greek history and mythology. All designs feature the 12 stars of the EU, the year of imprint and a tiny symbol of the Bank of Greece. Uniquely, the value of the coins is expressed on the national side in the Greek alphabet, as well as being on the common side in the Roman alphabet. The euro cent is known as the lepto (λεπτό; plural lepta, λεπτά) in Greek, a name which has also been used for the 1⁄100 denominations of the preceding currencies of the Greek state, the phoenix and drachma.
Greece did not enter the Eurozone until 2001 and was not able to start minting coins as early as the other eleven member states, so a number of coins circulated in 2002 were not minted in Athens but in Finland (€1 and €2 – mint mark S), France (1c, 2c, 5c, 10c and 50c – mint mark F) and Spain (20c – mint mark E). The coins minted in Athens for the euro introduction in 2002, as well as all the subsequent Greek euro coins, carry only the Greek mint mark.
one-eurocoins in circulation, constituting 25.3% of all circulated eurocoins by value and 5.6% by quantity. The coin dates from 2002, when eurocoins and...
redesigned in 2007 as was the case with the higher-value coins. The coin dates from 2001, when eurocoins and banknotes were introduced in the 12-member eurozone...
identical commemorative sides by all eurozone members. The coin dates from 2002, when eurocoins and notes were introduced in the 12-member eurozone and...
There are eight eurocoin denominations, ranging from one cent to two euros (the euro is divided into a hundred cents). The coins first came into use...
The 50 euro cent coin (€0.50) has a value of half a euro and is composed of an alloy called nordic gold. All eurocoins have a common reverse side and...
news: Cyprus and Malta to adopt the euro Cypriot eurocoins feature three separate designs for the three series of coins. Cyprus has been a member of the...
The 10 euro cent coin (€0.10) has a value of one tenth of a euro and is composed of an alloy called Nordic gold. All eurocoins have a common reverse side...
obverse. The coin has been used since 2002 and was not redesigned in 2007 as were the higher-value coins. The coin dates from 2002, when eurocoins and banknotes...
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euro cent coin (€0.20) has a value of one-fifth of a euro and is composed of an alloy called Nordic Gold in the Spanish flower shape. All eurocoins have...
Luxembourg eurocoins bear the mint master mark of the Temporary Director at the time of minting, despite the date on the coins. Coins dated 2003–2004...
coin has been used since 2002 and was not re-designed in 2007 as was the case with the higher-value coins. The coin dates from 2002, when eurocoins and...
by Luc Luycx. The coins also have a national side showing an image specifically chosen by the country that issued the coin. Eurocoins from any member state...
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The Slovak eurocoins are the European monetary union eurocoins issued by Slovakia since 2009. They feature three separate designs for the three series...
Finnish eurocoins (Finnish: Suomalaiset eurokolikot) feature three designs. Heikki Häiväoja provided the design for the 1 cent – 50 cent coins, Pertti...
The Croatian eurocoins are a set of eurocoins currently being minted by the Croatian Mint since July 2022. They are the official eurocoins with the national...
French eurocoins feature three separate designs for the three series of coins. The minor series was designed by Fabienne Courtiade, the middle one by...
€2 commemorative coins are special eurocoins that have been minted and issued by member states of the eurozone since 2004 as legal tender in all eurozone...
German eurocoins have three separate designs for the three series of coins. The 1-cent, 2-cent and 5-cent coins were designed by Rolf Lederbogen [de]...
Sammarinese eurocoins feature separate designs for every coin. All the coins are inscribed with the words "San Marino" and the twelve stars of the EU...
Belgian eurocoins feature only a single design for all eight coins: the portrait or effigy of the King of the Belgians. Previously, all Belgian euros depicted...
Italian eurocoins have a design unique to each denomination, though there is a common theme of famous Italian works of art throughout history. Each coin is...
Portuguese eurocoins show three different designs for each of the three series of coins. However, they are quite similar in that all contain old Portuguese...
unlike eurocoins, the design is identical across the whole of the eurozone, although they are issued and printed in various member states. The euro banknotes...
Spanish eurocoins feature three different designs for each of the three series of coins. The minor series of 1, 2, and 5 cent coins were designed by Garcilaso...
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