The national sides, then 15 (eurozone + Monaco, San Marino and the Vatican who could mint their own) were each designed according to national competitions, though to specifications which applied to all coins such as the requirement of including twelve stars (see euro coins for more). The design of the 10 to 50 cent coins were intended to show separate states of the European Union (EU), as opposed to the one and two euro coins showing the 15 states as one and the 1 to 5 cent coins showing the EU's place in the world. The common side was designed by Luc Luycx, a Belgian artist who won a Europe-wide competition to design the new coins. The coin dates from 2002, when euro coins and banknotes were introduced in the 12 member eurozone and its related territories. The coin has been used since 2002, with the present common side design dating from 2007. All euro coins have a common reverse side and country-specific national sides. The 20 euro cent coin (€0.20) has a value of one-fifth of a euro and is composed of an alloy called Nordic Gold in the Spanish flower shape. Map of Europe with the denomination shown in Latin characters Since some users own several versions, the sum may be greater than 100%.Plain but with seven broad indentations consistent with Spanish flower shape of the coin Numista does not buy or sell coins or banknotes.įrequencies show the percentage of Numista users who own each year or variety among all the users who own this coin.

They serve as an indication only they are not intended to be relied upon for buying, selling or exchanging. They are based on evaluations by Numista users and sales realized on Internet platforms. Values in the table above are expressed in UAH. Please sign in or create an account to manage your collection. Cash transactions are now rounded to the nearest 5 Cents. Istituto Poligrafico e Zecca dello Stato, Rome, Italy (1911-date)Īlthough still legal tender, these coins are no longer issued for circulation as of 2018.

Luycx is a computer engineer, and medallist living in Dendermonde, Belgium, and has worked for the Royal Belgian Mint for 15 years. Luc Luycx is the designer of the common side of the euro coins.

Euro 20 cent coin 2002