Euro Coins

Germany has 5 different mints that each mint coins. These mints are located in Berlin (A), Munich (D), Stuttgart (F), Karlsruhe (G), and Hamburg (J). All German euro-coins contain a letter (the “mintmark”) identifying which mint the coin was minted at. This means that there are 5 versions of every German euro-coin that must be collected.

There is an error that exists for €2 coins minted in 1999 where the holes in one, two, or even three of the 9’s are filled. The number of 9’s filled is displayed with a fraction (e.g. 2/3 for two 9’s filled).

As a result of a late joining to the Eurozone, Greece was assisted by the countries of France, Spain, and Finland to mint coins for 2002. For this reason all 2002 coins have two varieties — one with a mintmark in the star (‘F’, ‘E’, and ‘S’) and one without.

For the years 2020–2021 Luxembourg released certain commemorative coins in both a “classic” and “photo” variety. Any years labeled with ‘P’ are of the “photo” variety while years without a label are of the standard “classic” variety.

Many Maltese commemoratives have different mintmarks depending on in they were intended for circulation, coincards, or sets. Any years listed on this page suffixed with “MdP” bear the mintmark of the Monnaie de Paris (Paris Mint), while years suffixed with “KNM” bear the mintmark of the Koninklijke Nederlandse Munt (Royal Dutch Mint).