List of Euro coin series

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] 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 Pope Francis' portrait to his coat of arms.

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 2005 Vatican City coins featured the symbols of the interregnum period, known as sede vacante , leading to a regulation banning any future design representing a vacancy or provisional occupant in regular coinage. ^[3] A new design of Vatican City coinage is expected, due to the death of Pope Francis in April 2025, with his successor Pope Leo XIV. A new design of Luxembourgish coinage is also expected, which will follow the abdication of Grand Duke Henri in October 2025, with his heir, Prince Guillaume, to appear on coins starting in 2026. ^[4]

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.

List

National designs of Euro coins ^[1]

State	Ser-ies	Years	Subject								Common side
			1c	2c	5c	10c	20c	50c	€1	€2
Andorra	1	2014–present	Pyrenean chamois			Church of Santa Coloma			Casa de la Vall	Coat of arms of Andorra	revised only
Austria	1	2002–present	Gentian	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	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
Bulgaria	1	2026 (presumptive)	Madara Rider						Saint John of Rila	Saint Paisius of Hilendar	revised only
Croatia	1	2023–present	Motif of the letters "HR" in the Glagolitic script (ⰘⰓ)			Nikola Tesla			Marten	Silhouette 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
	1a	2007–present	Heraldic lion of Finland (revised)						Two swans flying (revised)	Cloudberry (revised)	revised only
France	1	1999–2021	Marianne			La Semeuse ("The Sower")			Tree in a hexagon		both
	2	2022–2023							Tree in a hexagon (revised)		revised only
		2024–present				Simone Veil	Josephine Baker	Marie Curie			revised only
Germany	1	2002–present	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	Celtic 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	2002–2025	Grand Duke Henri								both
	2	2026 (presumptive)	Grand Duke Guillaume (presumptive)								revised only
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
	2	2006–2024	Coat of arms of Monaco (revised)			Monogram of Prince Albert II			Prince Albert II		both
	3	2025–present							Prince Albert II (revised)		revised only
Netherlands	1	1999–2013	Queen Beatrix								both
	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
	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			Double cross on three hills		revised only
Slovenia	1	2007–present	Stork	Prince's stone	The Sower	Jože Plečnik's idea for the national parliament building	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							King Felipe VI		revised only
Vatican City	1	2002–2005	Pope John Paul II								original only
	2	2005	Coat of arms of the camerlengo of the Holy Roman Church Eduardo Martínez Somalo								original only
	3	2006–2013	Pope Benedict XVI								both
	4	2014–2016	Pope Francis								revised only
	5	2017–2024	Coat of arms of Pope Francis								revised only

References

1. "National sides of euro coins - European Commission". economy-finance.ec.europa.eu. Retrieved 2024-04-15.
2. "Euro coins for circulation — clarification of rules | EUR-Lex". eur-lex.europa.eu. Retrieved 2024-04-15.
3. "Types of euro coins - European Commission". economy-finance.ec.europa.eu. Retrieved 2024-04-15.
4. "New monogram, coin design to mark HGD Guillaume's accession to the throne". RTL Today. 2025-03-27.