Guide to Collectible Mugs/Starbucks City Mugs
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Starbucks City Mugs are collectible souvenir coffee mugs available from Starbucks coffee stores worldwide. The mugs first appeared on shelves in 1994.
[edit] Styles
Although there is no official classification, the following different styles or editions have been or are being produced.
Collectors Series City Mugs: The majority of all mugs still come in the style of the first series from 1994. They feature different motifs and colors, but they are easy to identify.
'97 States of Bean Mugs: Colorful motifs from several U.S. states.
'99 Series City Mugs: Colored photos with typical images from over 30 American cities.
'99 Series State Mugs: Features four different mugs from California, Texas, New York, and Washington.
'02 Skyline Series: Not as colorful as other series, these mugs are easily identified by the special font in their design.
'04 City Scenes: Black-and-white pictures with landmarks from several cities in the United States and Canada.
'04 Art Deco Style: Similar to the '04 City Scenes, these mugs feature an art deco style and were only released in four U.S. cities.
'05 Photo Series: Unique style motifs from the United Kingdom and Ireland.
'06 Architecture Series: Since 2006, these have been the standard mugs in the United States.
'07 Park Series: These mugs feature motifs from several city parks and national parks in the United States and Canada.
'08 Icon Series: These mugs are replacing the original City Mugs all over the World. Started in June 2008 in China (for the Olympic Games), now also spread to Singapore, America, New Zealand, Australia, Philippines. Other countries will follow soon.
'08 Mini Series: Same as the Icon Series, but smaller (3oz). Up to now there are always a small and a big mug available for each city/country.
Japan Series: A series of colorful mugs from several Japanese cities as well as one "Japan Country Mug" per year since 2002.
Asian Artsy Design Mugs: These mugs have intricate designs mainly from Japan, China, Taiwan, South Korea, Thailand, Indonesia, and the Philippines.
Coffee Origin Mugs: Dedicated to the countries and regions where Starbucks buys coffee beans, including places such as Guatemala and Sulawesi.
Mini Mugs: Smaller versions of some regular-sized mugs, and a typical size for a single espresso.
[edit] Cities and areas with their own mugs
Australia New '08 Icon Series
Australia Brisbane Gold Coast Melbourne Sydney
Old City Mug Series
Australia Brisbane Canberra (until July 2008) Gold Coast Melbourne Sydney
Belgium Brussels
Canada Calgary Canada Montreal Niagara Falls Toronto Vancouver Whistler
China Beijing Chengdu China Chongqing Dalian Dongguan Foshan Guangzhou Hangzhou Nanjing Ningbo Qingdao Shanghai Shenyang Shenzhen Suzhou Wuhan Wuxi Xi'an
Czech Republic Prague
France France Paris (2 different Styles) Lyon
Germany Aachen (not available anymore) Berlin (1 type - Brandenburger Tor - not available anymore) Bonn Braumschweig Bremen Cologne Düsseldorf Frankfurt Freiburg Germany Hamburg Heidelberg Leipzig Munich Münster Nürnberg Osnabrück (not available anymore) Potsdam Ruhrgebiet Stuttgart Wiesbaden
Greece Athens (2 different Styles) Corfu Crete Greece Mykonos Patra Rhodes Thessaloniki
Hong Kong Hong Kong
Indonesia Bali Bandung Bogor Jakarta (2 different Styles) Medan Surabaya Yogyakarta
Ireland Dublin
Korea Seoul
Macau Macau
Netherlands Amsterdam
New Zealand New '08 Icon Series
Mexico Acapulco Aguascalientes Cancun (2 different colors) Ciudad Juarez Cozumel Ensenada Guadalajara Leon Merida Mexicali Mexico City Monterrey Morelia Playa del Carmen Puebla Puerto Vallarta Queretaro Saltillo San Luis Potosí Tijuana Torreon
Old City Mug Series
Auckland Christchurch Invercargill New Zealand Queenstown Rotorua Wellington
Philippines New '08 Icon Series
Bacolod Baguio Cebu Manila Philippines Tagaytay
Old City Mug Series
Baguio Cebu (2 different Styles) Manila (2 different Styles) Tagaytay
Romania Bucharest Cluj Napoca
Singapore Singapore
Spain Barcelona (Barcelone) Madrid Sevilla (Seville) Valencia
Switzerland Basel Bern Geneva Lausanne Switzerland Zurich
Taiwan Taichung Taipei Taiwan
Turkey Ankara Antalya Aydin Balikesir Bursa Istanbul (2 different Styles) Izmir Kocaeli
United Kingdom England (2 different Styles) London Liverpool Northern Ireland Scotland Wales
United States of America Alaska Atlanta Atlantic City Austin Boston Charlotte Chicago Cincinnati Cleveland Colorado Columbus Dallas Denver Detroit Fargo Fort Lauderdale Ft. Worth Fresno Hawaii (Global Series Mug) Houston Indianapolis Jacksonville Las Vegas Los Angeles Memphis Miami Miami Beach Nashville New Mexico New Orleans New York Orange County Orlando Palm Springs Philadelphia Phoenix Pike Place Pittsburgh Portland Raleigh Sacramento San Antonio San Diego San Francisco, San Jose Seattle St. Louis Starbucks Support Center Spokane Tampa Tucson Twin Cities Washington D.C. West Palm Beach
