Greece - 10 lepta 1978 (Charging bull) Germany - 2 euros 2013
(Maulbronn Abbey in Baden-Wurttemberg) Cyprus - 2 euros 2009
(10th anniversary of the EMU and the birth of the euro) Greece -
20 lepta 1976 (Stallion) Greece - 2 cents 2012 (Corvette) Greek
euros with mintmarks On January 1, 1999 eleven European member
states adopted the euro as their formal currency and started
producing the required coins and banknotes in order to replace
their national currencies by January 1, 2002. The only member
state that did not meet the economic criteria to join the new
european currency was Greece. Following a delay of exactly two
years, Greece was also accepted into the Eurozone by the
European Council's Decision of June 19, 2000. Mintmarks on Greek
coins - Anthemion flower: Quality symbol of the Greek Mint -
"S": Finland (Suomi) on the 1 and 2 euro coins - "E": Spain
(Espana) on the 20 cent coins - "F": France on the 1, 2, 5, 10
and 50 cent coins Because of the delay, however, it became
impossible for the Hellenic Mint