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Lithuania issues 2-euro coin “Kaunas”
According to a collector, Lithuania’s 2-euro commemorative coin “Kaunas” has been issued. This means the coin featuring the Lithuanian city is now officially in circulation or available. The post provides no information on the mintage, versions or specific purchasing options.
Portugal to offer only some Gulbenkian issues on 7 October
According to information from ECDS, uncirculated examples of the Gulbenkian coin will not be offered in the INCM webshop. Only the PP and Reverse-Proof issues are expected to be available there on 7 October. The BU Coincards will follow at a date not yet known. The official description names Pedro Carvalho as the designer and shows a quadriga on the coin, recalling the decadrachms of Syracuse from Gulbenkian’s collection.
San Marino announces 52,000 BU coins and 4,000 Proofs
San Marino plans to issue the two Francis of Assisi commemorative euros on Tuesday, 6 October 2026. The non-circulating BU version is to have a mintage of 52,000 coins. Only 4,000 examples each of the Proof and Reverse-Proof versions will be produced. The information comes from a notification issued by Poste San Marino.