On Euro coins
Depictions of WHS on Euro coins. Special commemorative coins are also included, as long as they are legal tender.
Connected Sites
| Site | Rationale | Link |
| Altamira Cave | Spanish 2015 commemorative 2 Euro | |
| Archaeological site of Philippi | Commemorative 2 euro coin Greece 2017 | |
| Asturian Monuments | Santa María del Naranco - Commemorative 2 euro coin Spain 2017 | |
| Avila | Commemorative 2 euro coin Spain 2019 | |
| Burgos Cathedral | Spanish 2012 commemorative 2 Euro | |
| Castel del Monte | Italian 1 Cent | |
| City of Luxembourg | Grand Ducal Palace and Berg Palace on Luxemburgian 2007 and 2008 comemorative 2 Euro | |
| Cologne Cathedral | Vatican's 2005 comemorative 2 Euro, Germany's 2011 commemorative 2 Euro | |
| Cordoba | Spanish 2010 commemorative 2 Euro | |
| El Escurial | Spanish 2013 commemorative 2 Euro | |
| Granada | Spanish 2011 commemorative 2 Euro | |
| Guimarães | Commemorative 2 euro coin Portugal 2012 | |
| Hildesheim Cathedral and Church | German 2014 commemorative 2 Euro | |
| Lübeck | Holstentor on German 2006 commemorative 2 Euro | |
| Madara Rider | If and when Bulgaria ever joins the Euro this has been chosen already for depiction on the Bulgarian Euro coin | |
| Maulbronn Monastery | On reverse of Germany's 2 Euro commemorative coin in 2013 representing Baden-Württemberg | |
| Megalithic Temples of Malta | Mnjadra on Maltese 1, 2 and 5 Cent; 2 EUR commemorative coin of Malta 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 | |
| Mudejar Architecture of Aragon | Commemorative 2 euro coin Spain 2020 | |
| Oporto | Commemorative 2 euro coin Torre dos Clerigos - Portugal 2013 | |
| Paphos | Commemorative 2 euro coin Cyprus 2017 | |
| Potsdam | Sanssouci on scheduled German 2021 commemorative 2 Euro | |
| Primeval Beech Forests | Commemorative 2 euro coin Germany 2024 shows Jasmund NP | |
| Riga | Commemorative 2 euro coin Latvia 2014 | |
| Rome | Colosseum on Italian 5 Cent | |
| San Marino and Mount Titano | Various parts on Sammarinese 1, 2, 5, 10, 50 Cent and 2 Euro | |
| Santiago de Compostela | Commemorative 2 euro coin Spain 2018. Commemorative 2 euro coin Spain 2018 + The Obradoiro façade of the cathedral, the best known, is depicted on the Spanish euro coins of 1 cent, 2 cents, and 5 cents (€0.01, €0.02, and €0.05). (wiki) | |
| Sceilg Mhichíl | 10 and 20 EUR coins (2008): "the coins were produced by the Central Bank in collaboration with the Office of Public Works and celebrate Sceilig Mhichíl, the UNESCO Heritage Site located off the west coast of Ireland. The coin was part of the Europa coin programme's 2008 Theme European Cultural Heritage." | |
| Segovia | Commemorative 2 euro coin Spain 2016 | |
| Town Hall and Roland, Bremen | German commemorative coin 2010 | |
| Trier | Porta Nigra on German 2017 commemorative 2 Euro | |
| University of Coimbra | Commemorative 2 euro coin Portugal 2020 | |
| Vatican City | 2 EUR portrait of Dante Alighieri in Vatican Palace; San Marco Square on Vatican's 2004 commemorative 2 Euro; St Peter's Basilica Vatican 2016 | |
| Venice and its Lagoon | Commemorative 2 euro coin Italy 2017 | |
| Vienna | St. Stephan's Dome, Belveder, Secession on Austrian 10, 20 and 50 Cent | |
| Vilnius | Commemorative 2 euro coin Lithuania 2017 | |
| Wartburg Castle | German 2020 commemorative 2 Euro | |
| Works of Antoni Gaudí | Spanish 2014 commemorative 2 Euro |
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