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C 62/8 EN Official Journal of the 4.3.2014

New national sides of circulation (2014/C 62/07)

Euro circulation coins have legal tender status throughout the euro area. The Commission publishes all new euro designs ( 1 ) with a view to informing all parties required to handle coins in the course of their work as well as the public at large.

1 EURO CENT 2 EURO CENT 5 EURO CENT 10 EURO CENT

20 EURO CENT 50 EURO CENT 1 EURO 2 EURO

Issuing country: The Principality of

Date of issue: January 2014

Description of the designs: The 1-, 2- and 5-euro cent coins show elements of nature, wildlife and flora. At the bottom, obliquely ofriented from left to right, the country of issuance ‘ANDORRA’ and the year of issuance ‘2014’.

The 10-, 20- and 50-euro cent coins depict elements of Roman art. At the right, vertically positioned, the country of issuance ‘ANDORRA’ and the year of issuance ‘2014’.

The 1-euro coin features Casa de la Vall — historical house in Andorra la Vella, part of the Cultural Heritage of Andorra. At the bottom, the country of issuance ‘ANDORRA’ and the year of issuance ‘2014’.

The 2- features the coat of arms of Andorra and the motto virtus unita fortior. At the right, vertically positioned, the country of issuance ‘ANDORRA’ and the year of issuance ‘2014’.

The coin's outer ring depicts the 12 stars of the European flag.

The edge-lettering of the 2-euro coin is: 2 **, repeated six times, alternately from the bottom up and top down.

( 1 ) See OJ C 373, 28.12.2001, p. 1, OJ C 254, 20.10.2006, p. 6 and OJ C 248, 23.10.2007, p. 8 for a reference to the other euro coins.