Archive for category Euro Coin Collection

First update of 2024 for the app Euro Coin Collection.

The first 6 2 Euro commemorative coins issued this year by Eurozone countries have been added.

Among them the Luxembourg one issued to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the introduction of the Luxembourg franc, whose design depicts the 1 franc coin in the first zero with the image of the Feierstëppler (blast furnace worker).

2024 has been added as the year of issue for the standard coins, together with the fourth French commemorative coin in the series dedicated to the Paris 2024 Olympics.

Also, the descriptions of the designs for the 2015, 2014 and 2013 commemorative coins have been improved and a Search it on… button has been added in the coin detail menu so you can easily search for them on eBay.

See you to the next update!

Last update of this year for the app Euro Coin Collection.

7 2-Euro commemorative coins issued in 2023 by the Euro-area countries have been added.

Among them, the Portuguese one dedicated to Peace among Nations, whose design depicts an armillary sphere and around it a 16-pointed star formed by the word PEACE in the 16 official languages of the 20 Eurozone countries.

Also interesting is the Vatican one, the second commemorative coin dedicated to Alessandro Manzoni, available only in precious FDC folders, in a FS Box and in a philatelic-numismatic envelope.

Also, the descriptions of the designs of the 2018, 2017, and 2016 commemorative coins have been improved, a couple of customization options requested by collectors have been added, and the mintage data has been updated.

Happy Holidays to all collectors! 🙂

Euro Coin Collection has been updated to version 4.6 for iPhone, 4.2 for iPad, 4.0 for Mac and 3.4 for Android.

The latest 6 2-Euro commemorative coins issued in 2023 by the Euro-area countries have been added.

Among them, the first Croatian commemorative dedicated to the introduction of the euro as the official currency on 1st January 2023.

A new feature debuts in this version: the ability to zoom in or out of the album with the pinch gesture, or even with the + and – keys in the Mac version.
It can be useful to give a quick look at more or less data of the album, as well as to adapt it better to the screen of your device.
Having been accustomed to a fixed size album for a long time, this new feature has a certain wow effect! 😀

Also, the descriptions of the designs of the 2021, 2020 and 2019 commemorative coins have been improved, and a usability issue related to updating the parameters of coins already present in the collection has been fixed.

The development of the app continues, stay tuned on the Facebook page of the app!

New update for the app Euro Coin Collection.

The latest 8 2-Euro commemorative coins issued in 2023 by the Euro-area countries have been added.

Among them, the belgian one dedicated to Art Nouveau, the artistic and philosophical movement characterized by a style with curved and asymmetrical lines inspired by nature, which developed between the end of the 19th century and the first decade of the 20th.
The coin depicts a decorative detail of the facade of the Hotel Van Eetvelde, an emblematic townhouse in Brussels, designed by the Belgian architect Victor Horta.

Also interesting is the coin by Greece dedicated to Maria Callas, the famous soprano of Greek origin.

Among the new features, the text Design # has been added to indicate a change of design when selecting the year of issue of standard coins. In addition, the descriptions of the designs of the 2022 commemorative coins have been improved.

A new magic feature is in development for the next update! 😉

Euro Coin Collection has been updated to version 4.4 for iPhone, 4.0 for iPad, 3.8 for Mac and 3.2 for Android.

The latest 7 2-Euro commemorative coins issued in 2023 by the Euro-area countries have been added.

Among them, the Italian one dedicated to Alessandro Manzoni, a very important writer for students of Italian literature.
His masterpiece, The Betrothed, begins with the phrase “That branch of Lake Como, which turns southwards”: it is the branch of Lecco, not far from here actually. 😉

Also interesting is the coin of Malta issued to commemorate the 550th anniversary of the birth of Nicolaus Copernicus, available only in precious divisional sets and coincards FDC.

Also improved in this update are the design of the coin detail menu, the descriptions of the 2023 commemorative coins, and the mintage data has been updated.

See you to the next one!

New features and new coins in this update of Euro Coin Collection.

6 2-Euro commemorative coins issued in 2023 by the Euro-area countries have been added.

Among them, the Italian one dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the Italian Air Force, which is being celebrated in this period with a series of events throughout Italy.
There is also the second coin dedicated to the Ukrainian people, Together with Ukraine, issued by Lithuania.

Among the new functions there is an option that allows you to view the 2 Euro commemorative coins on the Standard album, useful for those who collect divisional sets which include, for example, both the 8 regular coins and a commemorative one.

The most visible change is in the management of the collection file: a new menu allows you to view a series of general statistics and back it up thanks to the link to your Dropbox storage space.

Collectors using the Mac version will also find the HD coin designs as an optional download for both standard and commemorative coins.

The app keeps getting better thanks to the suggestions from you collectors! 🙂

Second and eagerly-awaited update for the app Euro Coin Collection.

The 8 standard coins of Croatia, the new EMU member, have been added.
Croatia has chosen four designs for their national sides of the euro coins, all featuring the distinctive chequerboard pattern in the background.

The 2 Euro coin features a map of Croatia, while the 1 Euro coin shows the picture of a marten, which lent its name to the country’s former currency, the kuna.

The portrait of Nikola Tesla and the letters HR in the angular Glagolitic script are the designs of the other 6 coins.

The second commemorative of 2023 was also added, the German coin dedicated to the Elbphilharmonie in Hamburg.

Collectors using the iPhone version will also find the HD coin designs as an optional download for all the 477 commemoratives.

The next update will improve album customization and the collection file management.

Stay tuned on the Facebook page of the app to know more about them!

First update of 2023 for the Euro Coin Collection app.

5 new 2 Euro commemorative coins issued in 2022 have been added, thus completing the series of commemoratives issued last year.

Among them is the Maltese coin dedicated to the United Nations Security Council Resolution on peace and security for women, available only in precious FDC boxes and FDC coincards.

Also, 2023 was added as the year of issue for the standard coins, together with the first commemorative of 2023, the third French coin in the series dedicated to the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris.

In this update, the ability to write notes for each different coin design has been added, a feature that allows for a new level of customization for your collection.

Finally, the iPhone version is now in universal format, which means it can run in fullscreen both on the iPhone and iPad.

The news for this year are certainly not over: the next update will introduce the new Euros of Croatia! 😀

Euro Coin Collection has been updated to version 4.0 for iPhone, 3.6 for iPad, 3.4 for Mac and 2.8 for Android.

The latest 7 2-Euro commemorative coins issued in 2022 by the Euro-area countries have been added.

Among them, the Finnish one dedicated to climate research with a stylized lichen as design. The San Marino one issued to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the death of the sculptor and painter Antonio Canova is also interesting.

Collectors using the iPhone version will also find a new feature: HD coins, high definition pictures of coin designs.
They actually have 6 times the definition and less compression than the regular ones, so that you can see every fine detail.
Organized in packages by country, they’re available as optional in-app download.
Country packages include the standard design of the 1c, 2c, 5c, 10c, 20c, 50c, 1€ and 2€ coins.
2 Euro commemorative designs will be available probably later this year.
All packages are enabled for Apple family sharing, just like the app.

If you have the iPhone version, check out the promo about the HD coins on the Facebook page of the app! 😉