The European Central Bank has presented ten design proposals for a new series of euro banknotes and opened a public consultation where the public can express their opinion. The shortlist includes five proposals on the theme „European culture” and five proposals on the theme „Rivers and birds”. In the survey
Culture or nature? Europeans „choose” the new look of euro banknotes Read more »
Bulgaria has not even begun its full life in the eurozone yet, and it has already found itself in its first serious numismatic and political debate. At the center of the story is Bulgaria's first commemorative 2-euro coin, planned for 2026, dedicated to the Bulgarian alphabet (azbuka). The topic is seemingly cultural, educational, and
Bulgarian Euro drama: it hasn't even started, and it's already stuck Read more »
Believe it or not, the EU received its own decoration last year. Yes, you read that right: after the common currency, common directives, common funds, common crises, and the common feeling that no one knows what was actually decided in Brussels, the European Union also got its own order. Officially it
Phaleristic tragicomedy of the European Order of Merit Read more »
Numismatics often reflects history, identity, and collective memory, yet it rarely sparks an open political conflict between states. That is precisely what happened in 2015, when Belgium planned to issue a commemorative 2-euro coin marking the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Waterloo. Instead of a routine numismatic release, the entire project
Belgian-French “diplomatic war” over the 2-euro coin Read more »
In today's video, we are presenting a 20-euro banknote from 2015 that features an interesting error. At first glance, the banknote itself looks like every other 20-euro banknote, but when looking at the reverse side, an interesting error that occurred during the process is visible
20 euro banknote from 2015 with an interesting error on the back Read more »
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