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Greece
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Feature:
Olympic Games in Athens 2004
Description: the twelve
stars of the European Union positioned
around the outer circle surround the design
of an ancient statue depicting a discobolus
in his attempt to throw the discus. The base
of the statue covers a small part of the
coin's external ring (outer part). To the
left is the logo of the Olympic Games
‘ATHENS 2004’ and the five Olympic circles,
and to the right, one above the other, are
the figure ‘2’ and the word ‘ΕΥΡΩ’. The
yearmark is written in split form around the
star positioned bottom centre, as follows:
20*04 and the mintmark is above the
athlete's head to the left.
Issuing volume: max. 50
million coins
Issuing date: March 2004 |
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Luxembourg
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Feature:
effigy and monogram of Grand-Duke Henri
Description: the coin
depicts on the left hand of the inner part
the effigy of His Royal Highness, the
Grand-Duke Henri, looking to the right, and
on the right hand the monogram of the
Grand-Duke Henri (special letter ‘H’ topped
with a crown). The 12 stars appear in
semi-circular form at the right of the
monogram. The year 2004, surrounded by the
mint mark as well as the engraver's initials,
and the word LËTZEBUERG are written in
circular form at the top of the ring. The
words ‘HENRI — Grand-Duc de Luxembourg’
appear at the bottom of the ring.
Issuing volume: max. 2.49
million coins
Issuing date: 23 June 2004 |
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Finland
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Feature:
enlargement of the
European Union by ten new Member States
Description: the design
describes a stylised pillar from which the
sprouts grow upwards. The sprouts represent
the enlargement of the European Union. The
pillar represents the foundation for growth.
Near the pillar there are the letters ‘EU’.
In the upper part of the coin there is the
year ‘2004’. Twelve stars, together with the
year, surround the design.
Issuing volume: max. 1
million coins
Issuing date: June/July
2004 |
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San Marino |
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Feature:
Bartolomeo Borghesi (historian,
numismatist)
Description: the twelve
stars of the European Union positioned
around the outer circle of the coin and the
issuing year ‘2004’, positioned bottom
centre, surround the bust of Bartolomeo
Borghesi. To the left of the bust is the
inscription ‘Bartolomeo Borghesi’, and one
above the other are the letter ‘R’ and the
engraver's initials ‘E.L.F.’. To the right
of the bust is the word ‘San Marino’.
Issuing volume: max.
110,000 coins
Issuing date: December 2004 |
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Italy |
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Feature:
Fifth decade of the
World Food Programme
Description: In the centre
is the globe, tilted to the right and
bearing the inscription ‘WORLD FOOD
PROGRAMME’. An ear of wheat, an ear of maize
and an ear of rice, the three grains
representing the world's basic sources of
nourishment, emerge from behind the globe.
To the right of the globe is an ‘I’
superimposed on an ‘R’, denoting ‘Repubblica
Italiana’, below which there appears a
smaller combination of the letters U and P,
the initials of the engraver, Uliana
Pernazza. To the upper left of the globe is
the mint mark ‘R’ and under the globe is the
year – ‘2004’. The 12 stars of the European
Union are positioned around the outer circle.
Issuing volume: max. 16
million coins
Issuing date: 15 December
2004 |
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Vatican City
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Feature:
75th anniversary of
the founding of the Vatican City State
Description: The inner part
shows a schematic representation of the
perimeter walls of the Vatican City with St
Peter's Basilica in the foreground. Also in
the inner part are the inscriptions ‘75
o ANNO DELLO STATO' and ‘1929-2004' as
well as, in smaller letters, the name of the
designer ‘VEROI' and the initials of the
engraver ‘L.D.S. INC.'. The outer part of
the coin features the twelve stars of the
European Union and the inscription ‘CITTA'
DEL VATICANO'.
Issuing volume: max.
100,000 coins
Issuing date: 15 December
2004 |
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