Mint Marks
The use of mint marks on euro coins takes one of these three forms:
- a single letter representing a city or country
- the abbreviation of the country's mint
- the symbol of the country's mint
| Country | Mint location | Mint mark | Mint mark description | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium | Brussels |
|
Head of archangel St. Michael, patron saint of Brussels. | Prior to 2008, Belgian marks had only been used on commemorative issues. Since 2008, the marks are used on both standard issue and commemorative issue coins. |
| Finland | Vantaa |
|
logo of the Rahapaja Oy mint | |
| France | Pessac |
|
Cornucopia, Different of the Monnaie de Paris | |
| Germany | German Euro coins are minted at 5 locations in Germany |
|
letters | A for Berlin, D for Munich, F for Stuttgart, G for Karlsruhe, J for Hamburg,
while B, C, E and H used to be mint locations that had been closed prior to the introduction of the Euro. |
| Greece (2002) | Madrid, Spain Pessac, France Vantaa, Finland Athens |
F (1c, 2c, 5c, 10c and 50c), S (€1 and €2) |
letters | E for Spain (España), F for France, S for Finland (Suomi). The initial supply of Greek euro coins were produced at three locations, in addition to the Athens mint, due to their late entry into the European Monetary Union (EMU) just before the introduction date on 1 January 2002; only certain denominations of Greek coins with the date stamp of "2002" have these mint marks. Greek euro coins dated 2002 without these mint marks were produced in Athens, Greece. All Greek euro coins bear the standard Greek mint mark symbol of the Athens mint. |
| Greece (2002–present) | Athens |
|
stylized acanthus leaf | |
| Italy | Rome |
|
letter | |
| Lithuania | Vilnius |
|
Lietuvos monetų kalykla (Lithuanian Mint House, LMK) logo | Lithuania is not yet part of the Eurozone. When the Euro is introduced, this is the mintmark which will be used. |
| Luxembourg (2002–2004) | Utrecht, Netherlands |
|
Mercury's wand, the logo of the Koninklijke Nederlandse Munt (Royal Dutch Mint) | |
| Luxembourg (2005–2006) | Vantaa, Finland |
|
letter, logo of the Rahapaja Oy mint | |
| Luxembourg (2007–2008) | Pessac, France |
|
letter, Cornucopia, Different of the Monnaie de Paris | |
| Luxembourg (2009–present) | Utrecht, Netherlands |
|
Mercury's wand, the logo of the Koninklijke Nederlandse Munt (Royal Dutch Mint) | |
| Malta | Paris, France |
|
letter | |
| Monaco | Pessac, France |
|
Cornucopia, Different of the Monnaie de Paris (Paris Mint) | |
| Netherlands | Utrecht |
|
Mercury's wand, the logo of the Koninklijke Nederlandse Munt (Royal Dutch Mint) | |
| Poland | Warsaw |
|
Mennica Polska (Polish Mint) logo | Poland is not yet part of the Eurozone. When the Euro is introduced, this is the mintmark which will be used. The Polish Mint logo is the letter M on top of the letter W and comes from Mennica Warszawa or Warsaw Mint |
| Portugal | Lisbon |
|
Imprensa Nacional – Casa de Moeda (National Currency – Mint House) abbreviation | |
| San Marino | Rome, Italy |
|
letter | |
| Slovakia | Kremnica |
|
Mincovňa Kremnica (Kremnican Mint, MK) logo | |
| Slovenia (2007) | Vantaa, Finland |
|
abbreviation | |
| Slovenia (2008–present) | Utrecht, Netherlands |
|
Mercury's wand, the logo of the Koninklijke Nederlandse Munt (Royal Dutch Mint) | |
| Spain | Madrid |
|
Fábrica Nacional de Moneda y Timbre (National Factory of Currency and Stamps) logo | |
| Vatican | Rome, Italy |
|
letter |
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