| Country |
Date of issue |
MM |
Description |
Mintage
Quality
Packing |
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| Austria |
11 may 2005 |
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50th anniversary of the Austrian State Treaty
The outer ring bears the twelve stars of the European Union. The inner part shows a reproduction of the signatures and seals from the last page of the Austrian State Treaty, signed in May 1955 by the Foreign Ministers and the Ambassadors of the Soviet Union, Great Britain, USA and France, and the then Austrian Foreign Minister Leopold Figl, with the inscription ‘50 JAHRE STAATSVERTRAG’ above the seals, running along the upper edge of the inner part in a quasi-semicircle slightly tilted to the right. At the bottom left is the year of issue, 2005. The vertically-striped background
Designed by H. Andexlinger |
6.880.000
UNC |
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100.000
BU |
20.000
PL |
| Belgium |
October 2005 |
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Belgium-Luxembourg Economic Union (BLUE)
The effigies of Grand-Duke Henri of Luxembourg and King Albert II of Belgium are depicted in profile in the centre of the design. The profile of King Albert II is slightly superimposed on that of Grand-Duke Henri. Under the effigies appears the year mark ‘2005’. To the lower right there is a combination of the letters ‘LL’, the engraver's initials. The two effigies and the date are surrounded by the twelve stars and by the monograms of Grand-Duke Henri to the left and of King Albert II to the right. The mintmarks each appear between two stars, one on the left and one on the right of the bottom part of the outer circle.
Designed by Luc Luycx |
5.977.000
UNC |
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20.000
BU
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3.000
PR
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| Finland |
2005 |
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60th anniversary of the United Nations and 50th anniversary of Finland's membership of the UN
The coin visualises UN’s role as international peace building organisation and support for the development of nations. The inner part of the coin depicts a dove of peace formed of pieces ofa jigsaw puzzle. Underneath the dove, along the edge of the lower half of the inner circle, the words Finland — UN appear on the left and the year of mintage on the right. Above the figure, close to the jigsaw puzzle, there is a letter ‘K’, the engraver's initial. The MINT mark ‘M’ appears underneath the representation of the dove of peace. The twelve stars of the European Union are depicted on the outer ring.
Designed by Tapio Kettunen - “Pala palalta” (Bit by bit) |
2.000.000
UNC |
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| Italy |
29 October 2005 |
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1st anniversary of the signing of the European Constitution
The inner part of the coin shows a representation of Europa and the bull. Europa holds a pen and the text of the European Constitution. To the upper left of the image is the mintmark R. The initials of the engraver Maria Carmela Colaneri MCC appear at the lower left. The year of mintage appears in the top right of the illustration above the head of the bull. In the lower part of the illustration there is the monogram of the Italian Republic, RI. The words COSTITUZIONE EUROPEA form a quasi-semicircle on the lower part of the outer ring. Twelve stars are depicted on the upper part of the outer ring.
Designed by Maria Carmela Colaner |
18.450.000
UNC |
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| Luxembourg |
15 february 2005 |
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50th anniversary of the G-D Henri, 5th anniversary of his accession to the throne &
100 years of the death of the G-D Adolphe
The coin depicts on the left-hand side of its inner part the effigy of His Royal Highness, the Grand Duke Henri, looking to the right, and superimposed on the effigy of the former Grand Duke Adolphe on the right-hand side of the inner part. Above the effigies appears, in semicircular form, the legend ‘GRANDS-DUCS DE LUXEMBOURG’. The text ‘HENRI * 1955 ADOLPHE + 1905’ is inscribed below their respective effigies. On the outer ring of the coin, the 12 stars surrounding the design are placed between the letters of the text ‘LËTZEBUERG’. The date 2005 is inscribed below, flanked by the logo of the Mint and the letter ‘S’. |
2.653.500
UNC |
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10.000
BU
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| San Marino |
October 2005 |
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World Year of Physics
On the inner part of the coin is a free interpretation of the allegorical painting known as ‘la fisica antica’ or the study of the planets, depicting Galileo Galilei. The year of mintage appears in the illustration on a desk underneath a globe. To the left of the image is the mintmark ‘R’. The engraver's initials ‘LDS’ appear on the right hand side. The word ‘San Marino’ forms a quasi-semicircle along the upper edge of the inner part, while the words ‘ANNO MONDIALE DELLA FISICA’ run along the lower edge of the inner part. The twelve stars of the European Union are depicted on the outer ring. Between the stars appear parts of a stylised atom which covers the entire coin.
Designed by Luciana De Simoni |
130.000
FDC
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| Spain |
1 July 2005 |
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4th century of the first edition of "The Ingenious Nobleman Don Quixote of La Mancha"
The inner part of the coin depicts an image of ‘El Ingenioso Hidalgo Don Quijote de la Mancha’, who appears holding a lance, and windmills in the background. To the left, there is a marked sector in which the word ‘ESPAÑA’ appears incused, and underneath this sector the MINT mark ‘M’. On the outer ring of the coin, the twelve stars of the European Union are depicted, with, on the right, four of them (corresponding to the positions 1, 2, 3 and 4 on a clock) incused within an arc. The year of mintage appears at the bottom among three stars.
Designed by Begoña Castellanos Garcia |
8.000.000
UNC |
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75.000
BU
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30.000
BU
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30.000
BU
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| Vatican |
December 2005 |
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20 years world youth day (Cologne)
The inner part of the coin shows a representation of the Cathedral of Cologne with a comet in the upper part of the design. The words ‘XX GIORNATA MONDIALE DELLA GIOVENTU'’ form a quasi-semicircle along the upper edge of the inner part, interrupted by the tail of the comet and one of the church spires. Twelve stars in a quasi-semicircle appear on the upper part of the outer ring. At the top, within the outer ring, the year of mintage (2005) and the mintmark ‘R’ are inserted between the stars. On the lower part of the outer ring the words ‘CITTA' DEL VATICANO’ form a semicircle. |
100.000
FDC
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15.000
FDC
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