List of Euro coin series explained

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] 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 2013. The 2006 Vatican City coins featured the symbols of the interregnum period, known as sede vacante, leading to a regulation banning nationals sides representing a vacancy or provisional occupant in regular coinage.

In some cases, national sides were changed to conform to new regulations. Changes in Belgium in 2008 and Spain in 2010, were in response to a new regulation that national elements could not appear in the ring of twelve stars on the outside of the design. A 2007 change in Finland was in response to the requirement for the country's name or abbreviation to appear on the coin.

As the earliest Euro coins were issued in 2002, some countries became eligible to change their designs in 2017. San Marino was the first to do so, in 2017. France revised the design of their €1 and €2 coins in 2022, and the 10c, 20c, and 50c coins in 2024. 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. A 2017 change was also made in the Vatican City coin, changing from a bust to a monogram.

List

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1c	Years	2c	5c	10c	20c	50c	€1	€2		Common side
Ser-ies	Years	Subject								Common side
Andorra	1		Pyrenean chamois			Church of Santa Coloma			Casa de la Vall	Coat of arms of Andorra	revised only
Austria	1	2002–present	Alpine gentian	Alpine 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								both
	2	2008 only	King Albert II (revised design, new portrait)								revised only
	2a	2009–2013	King Albert II (revised design, original portrait)								revised only
	3	2014–present	King Philippe								revised only
Croatia	1	2023–present	Glagolitic letters ⰘⰓ			Nikola Tesla			Marten	Map of Croatia	revised only
Cyprus	1	2008–present	Mouflon			Kyrenia ship			Idol of Pomos		revised only
Estonia	1	2011–present	Map of Estonia								revised only
Finland	1	1999–2006	Heraldic lion of Finland						Two swans flying	Cloudberry	original only
Finland	1a	2007–present	Heraldic lion of Finland (revised)						Two swans flying (revised)	Cloudberry (revised)	revised only
France	1	1999–2021	Marianne			The sower			Tree in a hexagon		both
	2	2022–2023				The sower			Tree in a hexagon (revised)		revised only
	2	2024–present				Simone Veil	Josephine Baker	Marie Curie	Tree in a hexagon (revised)		revised only
Germany	1	2002–present	German oak twig			Brandenburg Gate			Bundesadler		both
Greece	1	2002–present	Athenian trireme	Corvette	Modern tanker	Rigas Feraios	Ioannis Kapodistrias	Eleftherios Venizelos	Drachma coin of Athens	Abduction of Europa	both
Ireland	1	2002–present	Harp								both
Italy	1	2002–present	Castel del Monte	Mole Antonelliana	Colosseum	The Birth of Venus	Unique Forms of Continuity in Space	Statue of Marcus Aurelius	Vitruvian Man	Dante Alighieri	both
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								revised only
Luxembourg	1	2002–present	Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg								both
Malta	1	2008–present	Mnajdra temple altar			Coat of arms of Malta			Maltese cross		revised only
Monaco	1	2001–2005	Coat of arms of Monaco			Seal of Monaco			Prince Rainier III and Prince Albert II	Prince Rainier III	original only
Monaco	2	2006–present	Coat of arms of Monaco (revised)			Monogram of Prince Albert II			Prince Albert II		both
Netherlands	1	1999–2013	Queen Beatrix								both
Netherlands	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	both
San Marino	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			Coat of arms of Slovakia		revised only
Slovenia	1	2006–present	Stork	Prince's stone	The Sower	National parliament	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		both
	1a	2010–2014	Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela (revised)			Miguel de Cervantes (revised)			King Juan Carlos I (revised)		revised only
	2	2015–present	Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela (revised)			Miguel de Cervantes (revised)			King Felipe VI		revised only
Vatican City	1	2002–2005	Pope John Paul II								original only
	2	2005 only	Apostolic Chamber and Camerlengo of the Holy Roman Church insigniae								original only
	3	2006–2013	Pope Benedict XVI								both
	4	2014–2016	Pope Francis (left profile)			Pope Francis (front profile)			Pope Francis (right profile)		revised only
	5	2017–present	Coat of arms of Pope Francis								revised only