Portugal 2€ commemorative coin 2023 - World Youth Day 2023 Lisabon

Description: The theme of the coin is a stylized beetle. On the top in semi-circle is the lettering ‘NATURE CONSERVATION’ in Finnish and at the bottom in semi-circle are the lettering ‘NATURE CONSERVATION’ in Swedish and the year of issuance ‘2023’. The right-hand side of the inner part of the coin bears the lettering ‘FI’. The left-hand side of the inner part of the coin bears the mintmark of the Mint of Finland. The coin’s outer ring bears the 12 stars of the European flag.

Issuing volume: 400 000 coins

Issuing date: Spring 2023

Feature: 100 years from the birth of Maria Callas

Description: The design features a portrait of the legendary Greek soprano Maria Callas. Inscribed along the inner edge is the wording ‘100 YEARS FROM THE BIRTH OF MARIA CALLAS’, and at the right the minting year ‘2023’ and a palmette (mintmark of the Greek Mint); below the portrait runs the inscription ‘HELLENIC REPUBLIC’. The coin’s outer ring bears the 12 stars of the European flag.

Issuing volume: 750 000 coins

Feature: Peace

Description: The coin is dedicated to Peace among nations and to friendly and mutually beneficial coexistence. The search for peace must sit on a collective effort towards a common purpose. In the current highly polarized geopolitical context, this coin is aimed to help remind of the urgence to protect the priceless asset that is peace. The design radially displays the word ‘PAZ’ (PEACE) in the 16 official idioms spoken in all 20 countries of the Euro Zone as of January 2023. The inscription at the top reads ‘PORTUGAL’, followed by the year of issuance ‘2023’ at the top right; at the top left is the name of the designer ‘José S. Teixeira’ and at the left the mintmark ‘CASA DA MOEDA’, the name of the Portuguese Mint. The coin’s outer ring bears the 12 stars of the European flag.

Issuing volume: 1 015 000 coins

Issuing date: November 2023

Feature: 30 years of the entry of the Principality of Andorra into the United Nations

Description: The United Nations is represented by two symbolic elements: two laurel wreaths and a globe, which forms part of the number 30 that has been represented, with the inscription ANYS (years) and the year date 2023 below. In the upper part of the design there is the coat of arms of Andorra and the inscription ‘ANDORRA MEMBRE DE LES NACIONS UNIDES’ (Andorra member of the United Nations). The coin’s outer ring bears the 12 stars of the European flag.

Issuing volume: 70 000 coins

Issuing date: Last quarter of 2023

Feature: The 150th anniversary of the birth of Josip Plemelj (mathematician and astronomer)

Description: The design displays parts of the equation that Josip Plemelj solved as a first person in the world. Numbers and symbols rotate on circumferences that depict planet rotation, movement in space, as well as composing individual unsolvable elements into whole. That way the design shows both fields of Josip Plemelj's work, i.e. mathematics and astronomy. The inscription ‘JOSIP PLEMELJ 1873’, the name of the issuing country ‘SLOVENIJA’ and the year of issuance ‘2023’ are integrated in the design. The coin’s outer ring bears the 12 stars of the European flag.

Issuing volume: 1 000 000 coins

Issuing date: December 2023