# 504 - 2 Euros Commemoratives - Part 37
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 2019 2 Euro from Portugal. It commemorates the 500th anniversary of Magellan Circumnavigation. It shows a portrait of Fernão de Magalhães and the portuguese word "circumnavegação".
The second is a 2019 2 Euro from Portugal, commemorating the 600th Anniversary of the discovery of the Madeira Archipelago. It shows a map of the Madeira Archipelago.
I hope you have enjoyed our little walk around the euro commemoratives.
Thank you for reading. Please comment, upvote, resteem and advise me.
Isn't Ferdinand Magellan a Spaniard? Very nice 2 Euro coin!
He was a Portuguese navigator. His trip was ordered by the Spanish king.
I like the two types of metal here. Very nice looking.
These bi-metallic coins are very similar to the Canadian $2 and the Brazilian 1 Real.
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