2-euro coins 2016
The 2016 year holds 32 issues (32 commemoratives). "2-euro coins 2016" is one of the most-searched terms – here they all are at a glance.
Are 2-euro coins from 2016 worth anything?
Most 2-euro coins from 2016 are worth their 2-euro face value. The issues of the microstates are always an exception. Whether a 2016 coin fetches more than its face value depends on mintage, condition and demand – identify your coin and check its rarity:
150 Years of the New Reform of 1866
25 Years of Public Broadcasting in Andorra
200 Years of the Austrian National Bank
Child Focus
2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro
100th Birthday of Paul Keres
100th Birthday of Georg Henrik von Wright
90th Death Anniversary of Eino Leino
100th Birthday of François Mitterrand
UEFA European Football Championship 2016
Saxony
120th Birthday of Dimitri Mitropoulos
150th Anniversary of the Burning of Arkadi Monastery
100 Years of the Easter Rising in Ireland
2,200th Anniversary of the Death of Titus Maccius Plautus
550th Anniversary of the Death of Donatello
Dairy Farming in Latvia
Regions of Latvia – Vidzeme
Baltic Culture
50 Years of the Grand Duchess Charlotte Bridge
Prehistoric Sites of Malta – Ġgantija
From Children with Solidarity – Love
150 Years of the Founding of Monte Carlo
50 Years of the 25 de Abril Bridge
2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro
400th Anniversary of the Death of William Shakespeare
550th Anniversary of the Death of Donatello
EU Council Presidency Slovakia 2016
25 Years of Slovenian Independence
UNESCO World Heritage Site – Aqueduct of Segovia
200 Years of the Vatican City Gendarmerie Corps
Holy Year of Mercy
2-euro coins 2016 – background & themes of the year
The 2016 vintage brings 32 new 2-euro commemorative coins to the market – no new circulation design was introduced this year, so anyone searching for 2-euro coins 2016 will find exclusively special editions with a historical, sporting or cultural theme from across Europe.
Sport and politics dominate 2016: France marks the UEFA European Football Championship held on home soil, alongside the 100th birthday of President François Mitterrand. Belgium and Portugal both commemorate the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics. Ireland issues a coin for the centenary of the Easter Rising, Austria celebrates 200 years of the Austrian National Bank, and Slovenia looks back on 25 years of independence.
Germany's Bundesländer series, which has featured a different federal state each year since 2006, turns to the Free State of Saxony (Sachsen) in 2016 – one of the most closely followed collecting series among German 2-euro coins.
As in most years, it is the microstate issues that create the real scarcity: Monaco strikes just 15,000 pieces for the 150th anniversary of Monte Carlo, the lowest mintage of the year. San Marino issues 82,800 and 87,800 coins respectively for the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare's death and the 550th anniversary of Donatello's death, while Andorra mints 85,000 pieces each for the 1866 reform and for 25 years of public broadcasting. A full overview of these and other rare issues is available under microstate coins.
Most of the 32 issues from 2016 remain worth exactly their 2-euro face value in everyday circulation. The exceptions are the low-mintage microstate coins from Monaco, San Marino and Andorra, which trade well above face value depending on condition. Anyone holding a 2-euro commemorative coin 2016 can quickly check which edition it is with the identify coin tool.