2 euro Germany 2008, St. Michaelis Church in Hamburg

German commemorative 2 euro coins - Hamburg from the "Bundesländer" series

Commemorative 2 euro coins from Germany

The third release in the annual German Federation series features one of the smallest of the 16 German states, Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg.

Description: The inner part of the coin shows St. Michaelis Church in Hamburg. The name of the federal State HAMBURG is inscribed beneath the image of the church. To the right of the church are the engraver's stylised initials OE and above it towards the centre the mint mark.  The twelve stars of the European Union form a semicircle on the upper part of the outer ring, interrupted by the year of mintage '2008'at the top of the coin. The words "Bundesrepublik Deutschland" form a semicircle on the lower part of the outer ring.

2 euro Vatican City 2008, The Year of St. Paul – the 2000th anniversary of his birth

€2 commemorative coins - Vatican City 2008, Year of Saint Paul the Apostle. 

Commemorative 2 euro coins from Vatican City

Description: The inner part of the coin depicts the conversion of Saint Paul on the road to Damascus (with the city visible in the background); the saint, dazzled by a light from the sky, falls from his rearing horse. Two inscriptions are engraved around the portrait: on the left side, an inscription denoting the issuing country CITTÀ DEL VATICANO; on the right side, the legend ANNO SANCTO PAULO DICATO. The year mark is inscribed to the right of the portrait, as well as the mintmark R and the artist's name VEROI. Beneath the portrait are the initials of the engraver Luciana De Simoni, L.D.S. INC.. The twelve stars of the European Union surround the design on the outer ring of the coin.

2 euro Slovenia 2008, 500th anniversary of Primož Trubar's birth

2 euro Luxembourg 2008, Grand-Duke Henri and the "Château de Berg"

2 euro San Marino 2008, European Year of Intercultural Dialogue

Sammarinese commemorative 2 euro coins 2008 - European Year of Intercultural Dialogue

Commemorative 2 euro coins from San Marino

The European Year of Intercultural Dialogue celebrates Europe's great cultural diversity and aims to encourage mutual learning among different cultural traditions and heritages.

Description: The inner part of the coin features five human silhouettes symbolising the different cultures of the five regions of the European continent, together with the sacred texts of their different religious communities. Arched inscriptions complete the design: at the top, SAN MARINO, and below that the year mark; at the bottom, ANNO EUROPEO DEL DIALOGO INTERCULTURALE and the initials E.L.F. of the artist, Ettore Lorenzo Frapiccini; and to the left, the mint mark. The twelve stars of the European Union surround the design on the outer ring of the coin.

2 euro France 2008, French Presidency of the Council of the European Union in the second half of 2008

French commemorative €2 coins 2008, French Presidency of the Council of the European Union in the second half of 2008

Commemorative 2 euro coins from France

Description of the design: The inner part of the coin features the following inscription: ‘2008 PRÉSIDENCE FRANÇAISE UNION EUROPÉENNE RF’. The currency mark and the mintmaster's mark are located below, to the left and the right respectively. The coin's outer ring depicts the 12 stars of the European flag.

2 euro Portugal 2008, 60th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights

Portuguese commemorative 2 euro coins 2008 - 60th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights

Commemorative 2 euro coins from Portugal

Description: The inner part of the coin features the Portuguese coat of arms at the top, above the name of the issuing country PORTUGAL, the year mark and a geometric design in the bottom half of the centre. The legend 60 ANOS DA DECLARAÇÃO UNIVERSAL DOS DIREITOS HUMANOS adorns edge of the bottom two thirds of the inner ring and is followed by the inscription Esc. J. Duarte INCM in very small characters. The twelve stars of the European Union surround the design on the outer ring of the coin.

2 euro Belgium 2008, 60th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights

Belgian commemorative 2 euro coins 2008 - 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights

Commemorative 2 euro coins from Belgium

Description: The inner part of the coin shows curved lines around a rectangle marked with the figure 60. The year mark is inscribed above the rectangle and the words UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS appear below it. The name of the country in its three official languages (BELGIE – BELGIQUE – BELGIEN) is inscribed in a semicircle below the design. The mint marks appear to the left and right of the design respectively. The twelve stars of the European Union surround the design on the outer ring of the coin.

2 euro Italy 2008, 60th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights

Italian 2008 €2 Euro Commemorative coin - 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights

Commemorative 2 euro coins from Italy

Description: The inner part of the coin shows a man and a woman with an olive branch, an ear of corn, a cogwheel and some barbed wire, symbols respectively representing the right to peace, food, work and freedom, along with the links of a broken chain which form the figure 60°. In the centre of the coin are the initials of the issuing country RI; to the left the year mark; to the right the initials MCC of the artist, Maria Carmela Colaneri, and the mint mark; at the bottom, a cartouche with the inscription DIRITTI UMANI. The twelve stars of the European Union surround the design on the outer ring of the coin.

2 euro Finland 2008, 60th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights

Finnish commemorative 2 euro coins 2008, 60th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights

Finland is among four countries in the Eurozone to issue a €2 commemorative honoring the 60th anniversary of Universal Human Rights.

Commemorative 2 euro coins from Finland

Description: The inner part of the coin depicts a human figure seen through a heart-shaped hole in a stone wall. The text HUMAN RIGHTS is inscribed under the heart, and the year mark is engraved above it. The indication of the issuing country FI, the letter K (initial of the artist Tapio Kettunen) and the mint mark appear at the bottom of the design. The twelve stars of the European Union surround the design on the outer ring of the coin.