Latvia

Received from: Latvia
Category: Fast favourities tag
Date: May 2013

Banknotes and coins.
Latvia, 20th-21st century.

National History Museum of Latvia.

Lithuania

Received from: Lithuania
Category: Postcrossing - official card
Date: July 2012
Distance: 461 km
Time of travelling: 11 days

Vatican - Euro coins

From: Vatican
Category: My collection
Date: February 2012

Vatican euro coins are issued by the Philatelic and Numismatic Office of the Vatican City State and minted by Istituto Poligrafico e Zecca dello Stato (IPZS), in Rome, Italy. The euro is the official currency of the Vatican City, although the Vatican is not a member of the European Union.

Greece - Euro coins

Received from: Norway
Category: Choose a Country RR
Date: October 2011
Time of travelling: 4 days

Greek euro coins feature a unique design for each of the eight coins. They were all designed by Georgios Stamatopoulos with the minor coins depicting Greek ships, the middle ones portraying famous Greeks and the two large denominations showing images of Greek history and mythology. All designs feature the 12 stars of the EU, the year of imprint and a tiny symbol of the Bank of Greece. Uniquely, the value of the coins is expressed on the national side in the Greek alphabet, as well as being on the common side in the Roman alphabet. The euro cent is known as the lepto in Greek.

Cyprus - Euro coins

Received from: Norway
Category: Choose a Country RR
Date: September 2011
Time of travelling: 2 days

Cypriot euro coins feature three separate designs for the three series of coins. Cyprus has been a member of the European Union since 1 May 2004, and is a member of the Economic and Monetary Union of the European Union. It has completed the third stage of the EMU and adopted the euro as its official currency on 1 January 2008.