From January 2012, the seventeen euro-area countries issued a joint euro commemorative coin for the third time, celebrating 10 years of euro cash. The coin features the euro sign at its centre, underscoring the existential importance of the euro for a united Europe. It was designed by Helmut Andexlinger, a celebrated coin designer at the Austrian Mint.
2012: 10 Years of Euro Banknotes and Coins
Country:
Issue date: 3 January 2012
Mintage: 5,023,000 (16,000 / 7,000)
Design: Helmut Andexlinger
Catalogue number: BE-12 G1
2012: 10 Years of Euro Banknotes and Coins
Country:
Issue date: 1 January 2012
Mintage: 30,000,000
Design: Helmut Andexlinger
Catalogue number: DE-12 G1
2012: 10 Years of Euro Banknotes and Coins
Country: Estonia
Issue date: 2 January 2012
Mintage: 2,000,000 ( – / – )
Design: Helmut Andexlinger
Catalogue number: EE-12 G1
2012: 10 Years of Euro Banknotes and Coins
Country: Finland
Issue date: 12 January 2012
Mintage: 1,500,000 (11,500 / 25,000)
Design: Helmut Andexlinger
Catalogue number: FI-12 G1
2012: 10 Years of Euro Banknotes and Coins
Country: France
Issue date: 7 January 2012
Mintage: 10,020,000 (10,000 / 10,000)
Design: Helmut Andexlinger
Catalogue number: FR-12 G1
2012: 10 Years of Euro Banknotes and Coins
Country: Greece
Issue date: 2 January 2012
Mintage: 1,000,000 (5,000 / 2,500)
Design: Helmut Andexlinger
Catalogue number: GR-12 G1
2012: 10 Years of Euro Banknotes and Coins
Country: Ireland
Issue date: 3 January 2012
Mintage: 1,354,867 ( – / 5,000)
Design: Helmut Andexlinger
Catalogue number: IE-12 G1
2012: 10 Years of Euro Banknotes and Coins
Country: Italy
Issue date: 20 March 2012
Mintage: 15,000,000 (25,000 / 3,990)
Design: Helmut Andexlinger
Catalogue number: IT-12 G1
2012: 10 Years of Euro Banknotes and Coins
Country: Luxembourg
Issue date: 3 February 2012
Mintage: 532,500 (27,500 / 5,000)
Design: Helmut Andexlinger
Catalogue number: LU-12 G1
2012: 10 Years of Euro Banknotes and Coins
Country: Malta
Issue date: 30 March 2012
Mintage: 500,000 ( – / – )
Design: Helmut Andexlinger
Catalogue number: MT-12 G1
2012: 10 Years of Euro Banknotes and Coins
Country: Netherlands
Issue date: 13 February 2012
Mintage: 3,500,000 (50,000 / 7,500)
Design: Helmut Andexlinger
Catalogue number: NL-12 G1
2012: 10 Years of Euro Banknotes and Coins
Country: Austria
Issue date: 2 January 2012
Mintage: 11,000,000 (50,000 / 10,000)
Design: Helmut Andexlinger
Catalogue number: AT-12 G1
2012: 10 Years of Euro Banknotes and Coins
Country: Portugal
Issue date: 24 February 2012
Mintage: 520,000 (10,000 / 10,000)
Design: Helmut Andexlinger
Catalogue number: PT-12 G1
2012: 10 Years of Euro Banknotes and Coins
Country: Slovakia
Issue date: 2 January 2012
Mintage: 1,000,000 (13,000 / – )
Design: Helmut Andexlinger
Catalogue number: SK-12 G1
2012: 10 Years of Euro Banknotes and Coins
Country: Slovenia
Issue date: 3 January 2012
Mintage: 1,000,000 (15,000/ 14,000)
Design: Helmut Andexlinger
Catalogue number: SI-12 G1
2012: 10 Years of Euro Banknotes and Coins
Country: Spain
Issue date: 2 January 2012
Mintage: 4,000,000 (36,500 / 2,300)
Design: Helmut Andexlinger
Catalogue number: SP-12 G1
2012: 10 Years of Euro Banknotes and Coins
Country: Cyprus
Issue date: 13 February 2012
Mintage: 1,000,000 (17,000 / 8,000)
Design: Helmut Andexlinger
Catalogue number: CY-12 G1
Official Design Vote
The finance ministers of the euro area launched the design competition for the joint issue — 10 Years of Euro Banknotes and Coins — in January 2011. A shortlist of five designs was drawn up from more than 800 submissions, and the finalists were put to a public internet vote. The winning design was announced in June 2011.
A total of 34,611 EU citizens took part in the vote, which remained in suspense until the very end.
Official final result: 1st place: 11,892 votes (34%)