Sunday, 3 March 2019

Euro Coins : Vatican ( Commemoratives Issues )


€2 commemorative coins are special euro coins minted and issued by member states of the eurozone since 2004 as legal tender in all eurozone member states. Only the national obverse sides of the coins differ; the common reverse sides do not. The coins typically commemorate the anniversaries of historical events or draw attention to current events of special importance.

2004       75th Anniversary of the Foundation of the Vatican City


2005       20th World Youth Day


2006       500th Anniversary of the Swiss Guard


2007       80th Birthday of His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI

2008       The Year of S. Paul – The 2000th Anniversary of his Birth


2009       International Year of Astronomy


2010       Year for Priests

2011       26th World Youth Day


2012       7th World Meeting of Families in Milan


2013       28th World Youth Day

2013       Sede Vacante

2014       25th Anniversary of the Fall of the Berlin Wall

2015       8th World Meeting of Families

2016       Bicentenary of the Vatican Gendarmerie


2016       Jubilee of Mercy

2017       Centenary of the Fatima apparitions

2017       1950th Anniversary of the Martyrdom of Saint Paul & Saint Peter


2018       European Year of Cultural Heritage








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