2€ Finland 2021 – Journalism

Feature: Portuguese Presidency of the European Union
The outer ring of the coin bears the 12 stars of the European Union.

Issuing volume: 500 000 coins
Issuing date: 2021

Meritxell is a village in Andorra, located in the parish of Canillo in the north of the country near the French border. Our Lady of Meritxell is the patron saint of Andorra.
In the village is the Basilica of Our Lady of Meritxell, which replaces the original Romanesque style sanctuary burnt down in a fire in 1972. It houses a replica of the Romanesque carving of the Virgin that was also destroyed in the fire.
Mintage: 70 000