Andorran euro coins

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The Andorran Euro coins are the coins of the common European currency Euro, introduced by Andorra on December 29, 2014 .

prehistory

The Principality of Andorra used the French franc and the Spanish peseta until 2001 and, with the introduction of the euro, introduced the euro unilaterally in its neighboring countries, Spain and France . So far, the country has used the euro “ de facto ”, but not “ de jure ”. The biggest obstacle to a currency agreement with the countries of the euro zone was not the pseudo- currency diner and the adjustment of tax law, but the Andorran banking secrecy. The government decided to introduce the euro on October 11, 2000 and started negotiations on this in 2004, with the aim of minting and issuing its own euro coins on January 1, 2009. However, an agreement could not be reached by then.

Legal basis and scope of the coining rights

On June 30, 2011, a currency agreement was signed between the EU and Andorra, which came into force on April 1, 2012. This made the euro the official currency of the principality. Andorra received, under certain conditions, the right to issue euro coins from July 1, 2013, amounting to 2.4 million euros annually. The planned implementation period for the conditions set out in the currency agreement actually ended on September 30, 2013. Jorge Cinca, the Andorran Finance Minister, told the General Council , the unicameral parliament of Andorra, on October 2, 2012 that there were still problems with the implementation of European legislation to prevent money laundering and the signing of a cooperation agreement with the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) on the rules to combat fraud and counterfeiting of banknotes and coins. This would delay the start of coinage until January 2014. It was not until November 20, 2013 that the Andorran government passed the decrees required under the currency agreement to implement European standards.

Circulation coins

In 2011 a design competition was announced for the design of the Andorran euro coins, which took place in March / April 2013. The 2 euro coin, on which the Andorran coat of arms was to be depicted, was excluded. The design of the coins was based on the following guidelines: The Casa de la Vall should be depicted on the 1 euro coin, Romanesque art on the coins 10 to 50 cents and nature images on the small 1 to 5 cents coins.

On May 16, 2013, the selected designs of the coins were presented and their number of copies announced.

The EU only gave the green light for the minting of the coins at the beginning of December 2013, which means that they could not be issued on January 1, 2014, as originally planned. It was postponed to the end of December 2014. The 2 euro coins and the 10, 20 and 50 cent coins were to be minted by the Monnaie de Paris , the 1 euro coins and the 1, 2 and 5 cent coins by the Spanish mint become. However, the 2014 circulation coins presented on December 23, 2014 were all minted in Spain - instead, the 2015 minting order was promised to France. The Andorran government decided to put 80% of the coins, mixed with those of Spanish origin, into circulation in Andorra and Spain from January 15, 2015 - first 10, 20 and 50 cents, later 1 and 2 euros. Coins. 20% of the coin volume is intended for collectors in the form of currency coin sets. Andorrans could order 70,000 standard coin sets at face value from December 23, 2014, with a delivery date from December 29, 2014. 69,000 coin sets in the folder were put into circulation from January 15, 2015 at a price of 24 euros.

The coins from 1 to 5 cents designed by Ruben da Silva depict a Pyrenean chamois and a bearded vulture , on which 10 to 50 cents was a detail of the Pantocrator fresco in the Romanesque church of Sant Martí de la Cortinada and the pre-Romanesque church Santa Coloma provided as a motif. Following an objection by the EU Commission against the religious pantocrator motif, only the church of Santa Coloma is depicted on the 10, 20 and 50 cent coins based on a design by Moles Disseny and Escaldes-Engordany . The representation of the Casa de la Vall on the 1 euro coins has been modified compared to the competition design by Jordi Puy ; The details of the 1 to 5 cent coins have also been changed - however, the publication in the EU Official Journal shows the Casa de la Vall in the version of the competition draft. The coat of arms of Andorra depicted on the 2 euro coin shows the miter and crook of the bishop of Urgell , co-prince of Andorra , three stakes of the coat of arms of Foix or four of Catalonia and the two cows of the Counts of Béarn . From the minting year 2017, the coin image of the 2 euro coin will be shown reduced on the pill.

Design of the coins

Andorran Euro Coins Illustrations - National Side

1 cent	2 cents	5 cents
Pyrenean chamois and bearded vulture
10 cents	20 cents	50 cents
Santa Coloma Church
1 €	2 euros	Edge of the € 2 coin
Casa de la Vall	Coat of arms of Andorra with national motto : VIRTUS UNITA FORTIOR (United virtue is stronger)	The number 2 and ★ ★ (two stars) alternate six times , alternately upright and rotated 180 °.

2 euro commemorative coins

→ Main article: 2 euro commemorative coins

No.	image	Issue date image reference	occasion	Official Journal reference	Edition
1		February 29, 2016	20 years membership in the Council of Europe		105,000
2		18th July 2016	25th anniversary of the signing of the Customs Agreement with the European Union		0.85,000
3		18th July 2016	30th anniversary of the statutory age of majority of 18 years		0.85,000
4th		June 1, 2017	25 years of public service broadcasting in Andorra		0.85,000
5		June 1, 2017	150th anniversary of the New Reform from 1866		0.85,000
6th		February 8, 2018	100 years of Andorra's anthem		0.85,000
7th		February 8, 2018	Andorra - the country in the Pyrenees		0.85,000
8th		April 12, 2018	25th anniversary of the constitution of Andorra		0.75,000
9		November 26, 2018	70th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights		0.75,000
10		March 11, 2019	Final of the Alpine Ski World Cup		0.60,000
11		November 11, 2019	600 years of Consell de la Terra		0.60,000
12		2020	XXVII. Ibero-America Summit 2020 in Andorra
13		2020	50 years of women's suffrage in Andorra

Web links

• European Central Bank on the euro in Andorra (October 26, 2004, pdf 72 kB)
• Diari d'Andorra: Martí rubrica l'acord monetari que permet encunyar euros propis July 1, 2011 (Catalan)
• La Vanguardia: Andorra recibe el apoyo de la UE para acuñar euros en 2013 June 30, 2011 (Spanish)
• Diari d'Andorra: Andorra ha d'assumir el 2018 la legislació monetària de la Unió Europea February 15, 2011 (Catalan)

Individual evidence

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3. ↑ Signing of the currency agreement on June 30, 2011 (Spanish)
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5. ↑ Information on the date of entry into force of the currency agreement between the European Union and the Principality of Andorra , accessed on December 30, 2013 . In: Official Journal of the European Union. C 300, October 5, 2012, p. 4.
6. ↑ Delay in the introduction of the euro - illustration of unauthorized coin designs 2009 (Spanish), accessed on December 21, 2014
7. ^ The Andorran Coin Designs , accessed May 24, 2013
8. ↑ Govern fixarà límits per a l'adquisició dels euros andorrans (Catalan), accessed on April 9, 2018
9. ^ Andorra in the Euro Coin Fever , accessed on March 29, 2018
10. ^ Oesterreichische Nationalbank: Circulation coins / National Pages - Andorra , accessed on February 1, 2015
11. ↑ UNESCO: Ensemble historique de Santa Coloma (French), accessed on December 24, 2014
12. ↑ Draft of the 10 to 50 cent coins rejected by the EU ( memento of January 4, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) (Catalan), accessed on August 14, 2013
13. ↑ Photo Santa Coloma, Andorra la Vella , accessed December 24, 2014
14. ↑ Ministeri de Finances i funció Pública, Andorra la Vella, August 14, 2013: Revised draft Andorran euro coins , accessed on December 21, 2014
15. ↑ New national pages for euro coins in circulation: Principality of Andorra (2014 / C 62/07) , accessed on March 4, 2014 . In: Official Journal of the European Union. C 62, March 4, 2014, p. 8.
16. ↑ Circulation coin 2 Euro Andorra 2017 , accessed on February 23, 2018
17. ↑ Münzscan Andorra 2014: 20th anniversary of Andorra's accession to the Council of Europe , accessed on November 1, 2019
18. ↑ Official Journal of the European Union: New national side of the euro coins in circulation (2016 / C 105/08, March 19, 2016) , accessed on November 1, 2019
19. ↑ Commemorative coin Andorra 2014: 20th anniversary of Andorra's accession to the Council of Europe , accessed on November 1, 2019
20. ↑ Münzscan Andorra 2015: 25 years of customs union with the EU , accessed on November 1, 2019
21. ↑ Official Journal of the European Union: New national side of the euro coins in circulation (2015 / C 380/04, November 14, 2015) , accessed on November 1, 2019
22. ↑ Commemorative coin Andorra 2015: 25 years of customs union with the EU , accessed on November 1, 2019
23. ↑ Münzscan Andorra 2015: 30 years of age at the age of 18 , accessed on November 1, 2019
24. ↑ Official Journal of the European Union: New national side of the euro coins in circulation (2015 / C 380/05, November 14, 2015) , accessed on November 1, 2019
25. ↑ Commemorative coin Andorra 2015: 30 years of majority for 18-year-olds , accessed on November 1, 2019
26. ↑ Münzscan Andorra 2016: 25 Years of Broadcasting , accessed on November 1, 2019
27. ↑ Official Journal of the European Union: New national side of the euro coins in circulation (2016 / C 409/04, November 5, 2016) , accessed on November 1, 2019
28. ↑ Commemorative coin Andorra 2016: 25 years of public service broadcasting in Andorra , accessed on November 1, 2019
29. ↑ Münzscan Andorra 2016: New Reform of 1866 , accessed on November 1, 2019
30. ↑ Official Journal of the European Union: New national side of the euro coins in circulation (2016 / C 409/05, November 5, 2016) , accessed on November 1, 2019
31. ↑ Commemorative coin Andorra 2016: 150th anniversary of the New Reform of 1866 , accessed on November 1, 2019
32. ↑ Münzscan Andorra 2017: Hymn , accessed on November 1, 2019
33. ↑ Official Journal of the European Union: New national side of the euro coins in circulation (2016 / C 409/04, November 5, 2016) , accessed on November 1, 2019
34. ↑ Commemorative coin Andorra 2017: 100 years of Andorra's hymn , accessed on November 1, 2019
35. ↑ Münzscan Andorra 2017: Land in the Pyrenees , accessed on November 1, 2019
36. ↑ Official Journal of the European Union: New national side of the euro coins in circulation (2017 / C 321/05, September 28, 2017) , accessed on November 1, 2019
37. ↑ Commemorative coin Andorra 2016: 150th anniversary of the New Reform of 1866 , accessed on November 1, 2019
38. ↑ Münzscan Andorra 2018: Constitution , accessed on November 1, 2019
39. ↑ Official Journal of the European Union: New national side of the euro coins in circulation (2018 / C 14/05, January 16, 2018) , accessed on November 1, 2019
40. ↑ Commemorative coin Andorra 2018: 25th anniversary of the Constitution of Andorra , accessed on November 1, 2019
41. ↑ Münzscan Andorra 2018: Human Rights , accessed on November 1, 2019
42. ↑ Official Journal of the European Union: New national side of the euro coins in circulation (2018 / C 398/13, November 5, 2018) , accessed on November 1, 2019
43. ↑ Commemorative coin Andorra 2018: 70th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights , accessed on November 1, 2019
44. ↑ Münzscan Andorra 2019: Ski World Cup , accessed on December 7, 2019
45. ↑ Official Journal of the European Union: New national side of the euro coins in circulation (2019 / C 130/06, April 8, 2019) , accessed on November 1, 2019
46. ↑ Commemorative coin Andorra 2019: Final of the FIS Alpine Ski World Cup , accessed on November 1, 2019
47. ↑ Münzscan Andorra 2019: Consell de la Terra , accessed on December 7, 2019
48. ↑ Official Journal of the European Union: New national side of the euro coins in circulation (2019 / C 409/06, December 5, 2019) , accessed on December 5, 2019
49. ↑ Commemorative coin Andorra 2019: 600th anniversary of the Consell de la Terra , accessed on November 1, 2019
50. ↑ Coin image Andorra 2020: Ibero-American Summit , accessed on August 7, 2020
51. ↑ Official Journal of the European Union: New national side of the euro coins in circulation (2020 / C 163/05, May 12, 2020) , accessed on May 12, 2020
52. ↑ Commemorative coin Andorra 2020: XXVII. Ibero America Summit 2020 in Andorra , accessed March 5, 2020
53. ↑ Coin image Andorra 2020: Women's suffrage , accessed on August 7, 2020
54. ↑ Commemorative coin Andorra 2020: 50 years of universal women's suffrage in Andorra , accessed on March 5, 2020