2-euro coins 2004
The 2004 year holds 6 issues (6 commemoratives). "2-euro coins 2004" is one of the most-searched terms – here they all are at a glance.
Are 2-euro coins from 2004 worth anything?
Most 2-euro coins from 2004 are worth their 2-euro face value. The issues of the microstates are always an exception. Whether a 2004 coin fetches more than its face value depends on mintage, condition and demand – identify your coin and check its rarity:
Enlargement of the European Union
2004 Olympic Games in Athens
United Nations World Food Programme
Monogram of Grand Duke Henri
Bartolomeo Borghesi
75 Years of Vatican City State
2-euro coins 2004 – background & themes of the year
2004 is a historic vintage: with 6 issues – every one a commemorative coin and not a single circulation coin among them – it brings the very first 2-euro commemorative coins 2004 ever produced. After two years of purely circulation strikes following the 2002 cash launch, this is where the now-ongoing tradition of themed 2-euro special coins begins.
The best-known design by far is the Greek issue marking the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens – a motif that drew considerable public attention as the Games returned to their birthplace.
Among the microstates, San Marino's Bartolomeo Borghesi issue (mintage 110,000) and the Vatican's 75 Years of Vatican City State (mintage 85,000) post by far the lowest print runs of the vintage – both rank among the most sought-after collector pieces of the early commemorative years.
The remaining issues show the range of the vintage: Finland honours EU enlargement (mintage 1,000,000), Luxembourg the monogram of Grand Duke Henri (mintage 2,451,800), and Italy the UN World Food Programme (mintage 16,000,000) – each with mintages well above those of the microstates.
On value: most 2004 issues, despite their commemorative status, are worth simply their 2-euro face value; the exceptions are the low-mintage microstate strikes from San Marino and the Vatican. To check your own coin, see rarest coins; the following vintage, with even more issues, is covered under 2-euro coins 2005.