2-euro coins 2001
The 2001 year holds 1 issue (1 circulation coin). "2-euro coins 2001" is one of the most-searched terms – here they all are at a glance.
Are 2-euro coins from 2001 worth anything?
Most 2-euro coins from 2001 are worth their 2-euro face value. The issues of the microstates are always an exception. Whether a 2001 coin fetches more than its face value depends on mintage, condition and demand – identify your coin and check its rarity:
2-euro coins 2001 – background & themes of the year
2001 produced only a single new issue worldwide: a Monaco circulation coin featuring Prince Rainier III, part of Monaco's regular coin series 2001–2004. Its mintage totals 923,300 pieces, of which 20,000 and 3,500 respectively were struck in special qualities. As a microstate, Monaco was already minting a year ahead of the official 2002 euro cash launch – a typical thin, single-issue vintage among the 2-euro coins 2001.
Compared with the multi-million mintages of larger countries later on, this Monaco issue is struck in far smaller numbers, which makes it interesting for collectors of microstate coins, even though it was intended as an ordinary circulation coin rather than a commemorative. For more on such microstate rarities, see the microstates overview; the official cash changeover with circulation coins from all participating countries follows under 2-euro coins 2002.