Rare Beauty

Issued year - 2009, June

2nd Lusophony Games - 2.º Jogos da Lusofonia

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The original and extremely beautiful coin depicted in the image shows a gymnast swirling a long ribbon and for the first time it shows different rings in the stars area (concentric circular lines). The Lusophony Games is a multinational multi-sport event, which involves athletes coming from Lusophone (Portuguese-speaking) countries, namely those belonging to the CPLP (Community of Portuguese Language Countries), but also others where there are significant Portuguese communities or that have a common past with Portugal. It will take place in Lisbon, from July 11 to July 19.

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I'm trying hard to get, this month, more of this beautiful coin celebrating Lusophony Games.

Issuing volume: 1.250.000

The ninth coin...

Issued year - 2008, February

There it is. The last of the nine coins that Wendy from The Netherlands sent me. Nine commemorative coins exchanged by nine portuguese commemorative ones. The beautiful coin depicted in the image, shows Grand-Duke Henri and the official residence "Château de Berg".

See last 5 posts.

Issuing volume: 1.300.000

Finnish TOR

Issued year - 2007, March

It had to be like that. Once again Wendy dit it. She sent this magnificent and "rare" finnish Treaty of Rome coin and also 8 more commemorative (all depicted in the image), in exchange of 9 portuguese ones. Now, only Greece, Luxembourg and Slovenia TOR coins, are missing.

13 of the 16 Eurozone members have issued a 2 euro commemorative in honor of the 50th anniversary of the Treaty of Rome, which laid the foundation of the European Union.

See the last 4 posts and the next one.

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AADDDDIiiiiiii Issuing volume: 1.400.000

"Dutch" EMU coins

Issuance year - 2009, January

AA3 Economic Monetary Union coins from Netherlands, all thanks to a recent swap with Wendy, from The Netherlands. Two coins are available to swap but one of this Dutch coin is now going to make company to the other Portuguese, Belgium and Malta EMU coins in my collection. See last 3 posts and also the next ones, to see all the 9 commemorative coins that we exchanged.

Issuing volume: 5.300.000

One more German...

Issued year - 2008, FebruaryGermany started issuing the commemorative coin series "The 16 States of the Federal Republic of Germany" in 2006. One coin representing a German state will be issued per year between 2006 and 2021 and will coincide with the state's presidency of the 'Bundesrat'.

Wendy also sent this german coin that belongs to the third Series - 2008 with mintmark "G" - Karslruhe, and all the others depicted in the image (9).

See the last two posts and the next ones.

Issuing volume of this 2008 Hamburg Bundesland series: 30.000.000

No longer missing

Issued year - 2006, February
Again, due to a recent swap with the "Dutch" Wendy, I have now all the 5 german mintmarks of the first coin series "The 16 States of the Federal Republic of Germany" - 2006. A total of nine, she sent these 2 missing Schleswig-Holstein Bunsdesland with "A" - Berlin and "J" Hamburg mintmarks. See yesterday post and the next ones.

Issuing volume of this Schleswig-Holstein Bundesland series: 30.000.000

By mistake

Issuance year - 2007, March

Only one coin depicted in the image result of a recent exchange with Wendy from Netherlands and I forgot to mention the other, since last year, here in the blog. She sent this Italian Rome Treaty and 8 more shinning commemorative coins, in exchange of 9 Portuguese commemorative ones. Thanks again, Wendy.

See next posts.

aa Issuing volume: 5.000.000

Lucky day...

Issuance year - 2008, July

These 2 coins depicted in the image - French Presidency of the Council of the European Union - came from the small changes found evereday, and it was so easy, probably because the Euro zone's economic situation.

Issuing volume: 20.000.000

For a good reason...

Issued year - 2008

Against indifference - Contra a indiferença

The coin depicted in the image, supports the Portuguese help organisation "The Internacional Medical Assistance - Assistencia Médica Internacional (AMI)". This coin was sold for 5 €, and one euro from each coin sale will go to AMI efforts.

Once again, Alexandra Vieira, a work mate, got me this rare 1,5 € coin, representing one great humanitarian effort to help the International Medical Assistance program, around the world but especially in poorer countries. Thanks, Alexandra.

Issuing volume: 300.000

10 years of Economic and Monetary Union - Malta

Is there any Slovakian collector interested in one or more of these Maltese coins?

Issued year - 2009, January

5 magnificent and shining 2009 EMU coins, depicted in the image, 4 from Malta and 1 from Belgium (see last post), result of my last exchange with David Attard, from Malta.

This original coin shows in the centre a stylised human figure whose left arm is prolonged by the euro symbol.

Thanks again, David.

Issuing volume of the Maltese EMU coin: 700.000

Birth of the euro - 10 years - Belgian coin

Issued year - 2009, January

All these fabulous coins depicted in the image result of a recent swap with one nice friendly collector from Malta, David Attard. He sent me 5 EMU coins in exchange of 4 Portuguese commemoratives coins. First we can see in the image, the Belgian EMU and behind 4 Malta EMU coins (see next post).

Thanks, David.

Issuing volume of the Belgian EMU coin: 5.000.000

10 years of the Euro

Is there any Slovakian collector interested in one or more of these Portuguese?

Issued year - 2009, January

Commemorative coins bearing this design have been issued by all the 16 countries, starting last January. The design symbolises that the euro is the latest step in the long history of trade, from pre-historic barter, to Economic and Monetary Union.
Voting on the coin design, was open to all citizens or residents of the European Union and took place between 31 January and 22 February 2008. Voters could choose between 5 designs pre-selected by European Mint Directors. 141 675 participated in the vote. The winning design received 41.48% of the votes and it was created by Mr George Stamatopoulos at the Bank of Greece.

This is the second time that all euro-area countries issue a euro coin with a common design also on the national side, the first time being the issue of the commemorative 2 € coin celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Treaty of Rome in 2007.

Issuing volume of the Portuguese EMU coin: 1.285.000

Not to drink...

Issued year - 2008

Alto Douro Vinhateiro - Wine producing Region of Upper Douro - Unesco World Heritage

Alexandra Vieira, a work mate, got me this original and magnificent 2,5 € coin. On the 14th December 2001, UNESCO classified as World Heritage, in the category of cultural landscape, an area larger than 26 thousand hectares in Northeastern Portugal, the Upper Douro Wine Region. This region has been producing wine for more than 2000 years, including the world Port Wine. The coin presents on the observe an element that suggests at the same time the flowing river Douro and/or a vine-plant with two hanging leaves bearing the coat of arms of the Republic and the denomination. The reverse shows the river and the sequence of mountains with their typical terraces.

Issuing volume: 150.000

Friendly neighbor

Last month, another friendly neighbor, Manuel Caja, from La Coruna, Spain, sent me these two rare and wonderful San Marino UNC coins: the 20 cent - shows a portrait of Saint Marinus, from a painting of Van Guercino, 17th century, and 50 centimes - shows the Three Towers: Guaita, Cesta and Montale, fortress of San Marino, in exchange of several portuguese currency coins. Muchas gracias, Manuel.

Now I must "only" get the 3 San Marino missing ones; 10 centimes, 1 and 2 €.

Most Serene Republic of San Marino is one of the European microstates and on the basis of an agreement with the European Union, can distribute Euro coins.

Click here to see the image of the rare magnificent eight San Marino euro coins.

Christmas

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