# 498 - 2 Euro Commemoratives - Part 34

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.

The info about the coins was taken from Numista : https://en.numista.com/index.php

Today's first is a 2015 2 Euro from Lithuania. It icommemorates the 30th Anniversary of the Flag of the European Union. The design shows the EU flag as a symbol that unites people and cultures with shared visions and ideals for a better common future.

The second is a 2019 2 Euro from Germany, commemorating the 70th Anniversary of the Bundesrat. The design shows a highly detailed and finely sculpted rendering of the Bundesrat building.

The third is a 2019 2 Euro from Ireland, commemorating the Centenary of the 1st. Meeting of Dail Eireann. The design depicts the first sitting of Dáil Éireann in the Round Room. The Governance of
the Irish nation began on the 21st of January and the sitting was conducted entirely in the Irish language to mark the symbolic nature of the meeting.

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

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