Euro proof sets are proof sets of the coins of the Euro. Proof coins were originally coins minted to test the dies used in the coin minting process and to archive sets of coins minted every year. Modern proof sets are minted in higher numbers and are sold to the public and numismatists for collecting. Modern proof coins are often minted using special processes in order to make the coins more aesthetically pleasing. Mints in countries in the European Union who use the Euro often make proof sets of the upcoming year's Euro coins. Sets from these countries are listed below.
Austria
Year
Mintage[1][2]
Contents
2002
10,000
1c-€2
2003
25,000
1c-€2
2004
20,000
1c-€2
2005
20,000
1c-€1 + €2CC (Austrian State Treaty)
2006
20,000
1c-€2
2007
20,000
1c-€1 + €2CC (Treaty of Rome)
2008
15,000
1c-€2
2009
15,000
1c-€2
Belgium
Year
Mintage
Contents
1999
15,000
1c-€2
2000
15,000
1c-€2
2001
15,000
1c-€2
2002
15,000
1c-€2
2003
15,000
1c-€2
2004
15,000
1c-€2
2005
3,000
1c-€2
2006
3,000
1c-€2
2007
3,000
1c-€2
2008
2,500
1c-€2
2009
1,500
1c-€2
Cyprus
Year
Mintage
Contents
2008
Null
Null
2009
Null
Null
Finland
Year
Mintage
Contents
1999
15,000
1c–€2
2000
15,000
1c–€2
2001
15,000
1c–€2
2002
13,000
1c–€2 + silver medal (8,000) or gold medal (5,000)
2003
14,500
1c–€2 + silver medal (8,000) or silver medal with diamond (1,000) or gold medal (5,000) or gold medal with diamond (500)
2004
5,000
1c–€2 + €2CC (Enlargement)
2005
3,500
1c–€2 + €5 coin (3,000) or anniversary set (500)
2006
3,300
1c–€2 + €2CC (Universal and Equal Suffrage)
2007
2,500
1c–€2 + €2CC (Treaty of Rome)
2008
2,500
1c–€2 + €2CC (Universal Declaration of Human Rights)
2009
2,500
1c–€2 + €2CC (Economic and Monetary Union)
France
Year
Mintage
Contents
1999
15,000
1c-€2
2000
15,000
1c-€2
2001
15,000
1c-€2
2002
21,453
1c-€2
2003
40,000
1c-€2
2004
20,000
1c-€2 + €5 coin
2005
10,000
1c-€2 + €5 coin
2006
10,000
1c-€2 + €5 coin
2007
7,500
1c-€2 + €15 coin
2008
7,500
1c-€2 + €15 coin
2009
7,500
1c-€2 + €15 coin
2010
9,000
1c-€2 + €15 coin[3]
2011
9,000
1c-€2 + €10 coin (Jacques Cartier)[4]
2012
Unknown.
Unknown.
2013
7,500
Unknown.
2014
7,500
1c-€2 + 10€ (The Rooster - Trilogy Year 1/3)[5]
2015
7,500
1c-€2 + 10€ (The Rooster - Trilogy Year 2/3)[6]
2016
7,500
1c-€2 + 10€ (The Rooster - Trilogy Year 3/3)[7]
2017
7,500
1c-€2 + 10€ (Auguste Rodin)[8]
Germany
Year
Mintage
Contents
2002
500,000 (100,000 each mint)
1c-€2
2003
600,000 (120,000 each mint)
1c-€2
2004
530,000 (106,000 each mint)
1c-€2
2005
425,000 (85,000 each mint)
1c-€2
2006
375,000 (75,000 each mint)
1c-€2 + €2CC (Schleswig-Holstein)
2007
375,000 (75,000 each mint)
1c-€1 + €2CC (Mecklenburg-Vorpommern) + €2CC (Treaty of Rome)
2008
350,000 (70,000 each mint)
1c-€2 + €2CC (Hamburg)
2009
250,000 (50,000 each mint)
1c-€2 + €2CC (Saarland) + €2CC (Economic and Monetary Union)
Greece
Year
Mintage
Contents
2002
Null
Null
2003
Null
Null
2004
Null
Null
2005
Null
Null
2006
Null
Null
2007
Null
Null
2008
Null
Null
2009
Null
Null
Ireland
Year
Mintage
Contents
2006
5,000
1c-€2
2007
10,000
1c-€2 + €2CC (Treaty of Rome)
2009
5,000
1c-€2 + €2CC (Economic and Monetary Union)
Italy
Year
Mintage
Contents
2002
Null
Null
2003
12,000
1c-€2 + €5 coin
2004
10,000
1c-€2 + €5 coin
2005
6,600
1c-€2 + €5 coin
2006
5,800
1c-€2 + €5 coin
2007
5,510
1c-€2 + €5 coin
2008
5,000
1c-€2 + €5 coin
2009
5,500
1c-€2 + €2CC (Economic and Monetary Union) + €5 coin
Luxembourg
Year
Mintage
Contents
2002
1,500
1c-€2
2003
1,500
1c-€2
2004
1,500
1c-€2 + €2CC (Effigy and Monogram of Grand Duke Henri)
2005
1,500
1c-€2 + €2CC (50th Birthday of Grand Duke Henri, 5th Anniversary of his Accession to the Throne and 100th Anniversary of the Death of Grand Duke Adolphe)
2006
2,000
1c-€2 + €2CC (25th Birthday of Hereditary Grand Duke Guillaume)