National Identifying Marks of Euro Coins
As per a recommendation defined by the Economic and Financial Affairs Council of the European Union, the national designs of each member's euro coin should contain a national identification in the form of spelling or abbreviation of the country's name. Of the fifteen members of the Eurozone at the time these recommendations were made, five national designs — those of Austria, Belgium, Finland, Germany and Greece — did not meet the criteria outlined. Of these five, two (Finland in 2007 and Belgium in 2008) have changed or amended their design to follow these recommendations, and the other three are expected to follow suit in the coming years.
| Country | Type | Description | Image |
|---|---|---|---|
| Austria | Symbol | Flag of Austria |
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| Belgium | Symbol | Monogram of King Albert II |
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| Abbreviation | BE (Belgium) | ||
| Cyprus | Text | KYΠPOΣ/KIBRIS (in both Greek and Turkish) | |
| Estonia | Text | EESTI (Estonia) | |
| Finland | Abbreviation | FI (Finland) | |
| France | Abbreviation | stylized RF (République française) | |
| Germany | none | eagle | |
| Greece | none | ||
| Ireland | Text | éıʀe | Harp |
| Italy | Abbreviation | stylized RI (Repubblica Italiana) | |
| Luxembourg | Text | LËTZEBUERG (Luxembourg written in the national Luxembourgian language) | |
| Malta | Text | MALTA | |
| Monaco | Text | MONACO | |
| Netherlands | Text | BEATRIX KONINGIN DER NEDERLANDEN (Beatrix, Queen of the Netherlands) | |
| Portugal | Text | PORTUGAL | |
| San Marino | Text | SAN MARINO | |
| Slovakia | Text | SLOVENSKO | |
| Slovenia | Text | SLOVENIJA | |
| Spain | Text | ESPAÑA | |
| Vatican City | Text | CITTÀ DEL VATICANO (Vatican City) |
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