# 407 - 2 Euro Commemoratives - Part 17

I love commemorative coins and, a few years ago, I discovered that the Euro Community was minting commemorative coins.

Each country has the right to mint up to two coins each year. They must be 2 euros, with the same face of a normal 2 euros coin and the same attributes and aspect.

The minting country uses the other side to show us what it is being commemorated.

They circulate exactly as the normal 2 euros coins.

The only exception to the rule of two coins each year is when they commemorate facts that affect the whole Europe. In this case the countries are allowed an extra coin.

They are Bi-Metallic Nickel-brass clad Nickel center in Copper-nickel ring, 8.5 g.

The first one was minted in Greece (2004) to commemorate the Athens Summer Olympic Games with a mintage of 50,000,000.

I will show all that I have, in no particular order.

Today's first is a 2011 2 Euro from Italy, commemorating the 150th Anniversary of Italian Unification. It depicts three Italian flags fluttering in the wind, to mark three past periods of 50 years each, the periods ending in 1911, 1961 and 2011 respectively, in illustration of a perfect link between generations.

The second is a 2011 2 Euro from Finland, commemorating the 200 Years of Finland National Bank. It depicts Finland’s national bird, the swan.

The third is a 2011 2 Euro from Luxembourg, commemorating the 50th Anniversary of the Appointment of Jean as "lieutenant-représentant". It depicts the effigy of His Royal Highness, the Grand-Duke Henri, looking to the left, and superimposed on the effigies of the Grand-Duke Jean and the Grand-Duchess Charlotte.

I hope you have enjoyed our little walk around the euro commemoratives.

Thank you for reading. Please comment, upvote, resteem and advise me.