Guide to Collectible Mugs/Starbucks City Mugs

Starbucks City Mugs are collectible souvenir coffee mugs available from Starbucks coffee stores worldwide. The mugs first appeared on shelves in 1994.

Styles [edit]

Although there is no official classification, the following different styles or editions have been or are being produced.

City, State, and Country Mugs

94 Collectors Series: The first edition of Starbucks City mugs, available with motifs from all over the world.

94 Collectors Series Mini Mugs: Demitasse/Espresso size mugs

97 States of Bean Mugs: Colorful motifs from several U.S. states.

98/99 Collage Series: Colored Photos with typical images from over 30 American cities and 4 states.

02 Skyline Series: Display city skylines, typically blue on white.

02 Skyline Mini Series: Demitasse/espresso size. Display city skylines, typically blue on white.

02 Skyline Series Giant Mugs Released in a very limited edition to only the highest volume stores and display city skylines similar to the 20 oz counterparts. 'The Skyline Giants' have a 2.5-gallon capacity.

02 USA Scenic Series Often considered a limited edition, 4-mug extension of the Skyline Series. Displays the American Flag, Mount Rushmore, Statue of Liberty and Iwo Jima Memorial.

02 Italian Romance Series: Same style as 94 Collectors Series, sold in US as tribute to Italian coffee culture.

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 US/Canada Architecture Series: City skylines, purple/blue on white, with city facts on the backside of the mug.

06 US/Canada Architecture Mini Series

'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 other countries all over the world.

08 Icon Mini Series: Same as the Icon Series, but smaller (3oz). Not all cities who do have an Icon Mug also have a Mini Mug.

City Relief Mugs: New York, Boston, Seattle, San Francisco, Los Angeles, London, Prague, Amsterdam, Berlin, Paris, Beijing, Shanghai，Hongkong and Seoul.

Non City Mugs

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.

Coffee Blend Mugs: Dedicated to various popular coffee blends such as Caffe Verona.

Christmas Mugs: This would be all Christmas/ Hannukah/ Kwanza mugs.

Miscellaneous Holiday Mugs: All other holiday mugs (Easter, Valentine's, Thanksgiving, etc.)

Holiday Ornaments: All of the miniature ornaments that include tiny mugs (not to be confused with the demitasse)

Starbucks Anniversary Mugs: Released to celebrate the inauguration of Starbucks in a country/ city.

Miscellaneous Mini Mugs: Smaller versions of some regular-sized mugs, and a typical size for a single espresso.

Tasting Cups: Two ounce cups that don;t have handles

Other Mugs

Tumblers

Icon Tumblers

Other City Tumblers

Non City Tumblers

Countries & Cities Starbucks Mug Series [edit]

ARGENTINA

New '08 Global Icon Series
- Argentina
- Buenos Aires
- Rosario

Old '94 City Mug Series
- Argentina
- Buenos Aires

ARUBA

New '08 Global Icon Series
- Aruba

AUSTRALIA

New '08 Global Icon Series
- Australia
- Brisbane
- Gold Coast
- Melbourne
- Sydney

Old '94 City Mug Series
- Adelaide (2 colors)
- Australia
- Brisbane
- Canberra
- Gold Coast
- Hobart
- Melbourne
- Queensland
- Sydney

AUSTRIA

New '08 Global Icon Series
- Austria
- Vienna

Old '94 City Mug Series
- Austria
- Vienna

THE BAHAMAS

New '08 Global Icon Series
- Bahamas

Old '94 City Mug Series
- Bahamas

BAHRAIN

New '08 Global Icon Series
- Bahrain Pearl Monument
- Bahrain Dhow

Old '94 City Mug Series
- Bahrain

BELGIUM

New '08 Global Icon Series
- Antwerp
- Belgium
- Brugge
- Brussels
- Gent
- Namur (coming soon)

Old City Mug Series
- Brussels

BRAZIL

New '08 Global Icon Series
- Brasil
- Rio de Janeiro
- São Paulo

Old '94 City Mug Series
- Brasil
- São Paulo

BULGARIA

New '08 Global Icon Series
- Bulgaria
- Sofia

Old '94 City Mug Series
- Sofia

CANADA

New '08 Global Icon Series
- Banff
- Calgary
- Canada
- Edmonton
- Montréal
- Niagara Falls
- Quebec
- Toronto
- Vancouver
- Vancouver Island
- Whistler

Old '94 City Mug Series
- Calgary
- Toronto
- Vancouver
- Victoria

CHILE

New '08 Global Icon Series
- Chile

Old '94 City Mug Series
- Chile

CHINA

New '08 Global Icon Series
- Beijing
- Changsha
- Chengdu
- China
- Chongqing
- Dalian
- Dongguan
- Foshan
- Fuzhou
- Guangzhou
- Hangzhou
- Harbin
- Hefei
- HongKong
- Jinan
- Kunming
- Macau
- Nanjing
- Nanchang
- Nanning
- Ningbo
- Qingdao
- Sanya
- Shanghai
- Shenyang
- Shenzhen
- Shijiazhuang
- Suzhou
- Taiyuan
- Tianjin
- Wuhan
- Xiamen
- Xi'an
- Zhengzhou

Old '94 City Mug Series
- Chengdu
- Chongqing
- Dalian
- Dongguan
- Foshan
- Guangzhou
- Hangzhou
- HongKong
  - Star Ferry (Mini)
  - Ngong Ping (Mini)
  - Stanley (Mini)
  - The Peak (Mini)
- Macau
- Nanjing
- Ningbo
- Qingdao
- Shanghai
- Shenyang
- Shenzhen
- Suzhou
- Wuhan
- Wuxi
- Xi'an

COSTA RICA

New '08 Global Icon Series
- Costa Rica

CROATIA (No Starbucks, but 2 Prototype mugs exist)

New '08 Global Icon Series
- Zagreb

CYPRUS

New '08 Global Icon Series
- Cyprus

Old '94 City Mug Series
- Cyprus (Olives)
- Cyprus (Kourion Theatre)

CZECH REPUBLIC

New '08 Global Icon Series
- Czech Republic
- Ostrava
- Prague

Old '94 City Mug Series
- Prague

DENMARK

New '08 Global Icon Series
- Copenhagen
- Denmark

Old '94 City Mug Series
- Copenhagen

EL SALVADOR

New '08 Global Icon Series
- El Salvador

EGYPT

New '08 Global Icon Series
- Egypt
- Cairo
- Sharm El Sheikh

Old '94 City Mug Series
- Egypt

ENGLAND

New '08 Global Icon Series
- England (William Shakespeare)
- England (Coat of Arms Seal)
- London
- Manchester

Old '94 City Mug Series
- England (William Shakespeare)
- England (Coat of Arms Seal)
- London

FINLAND

New '08 Global Icon Series
- Finland

FRANCE

New '08 Global Icon Series
- France
- Paris
- Marseille
- Lyon

Old '94 City Mug Series
- France
- Lyon
- Paris (Arc de Triomphe)
- Paris (Eiffel Tower)

GERMANY

New '08 Global Icon Series
- Aachen
- Berlin
- Bielefeld
- Bonn
- Braunschweig
- Bremen
- Darmstadt
- Düsseldorf
- Dresden
- Frankfurt (am Main)
- Freiburg
- Germany
- Hamburg
- Hannover
- Heidelberg
- Kiel
- Köln
- Leipzig
- Mainz
- Mannheim
- München
- Münster
- Nürnberg
- Oktoberfest
- Osnabrück
- Potsdam
- Ruhrgebiet
- Saarbrücken
- Stuttgart
- Wiesbaden

Old '94 City Mug Series
- Aachen
- Berlin (Coat of Arms Red Bear)
- Berlin (Reichstag Building)
- Bonn
- Braunschweig
- Bremen
- Cologne
- Düsseldorf
- Frankfurt (am Main)
- Freiburg
- Germany
- Hamburg
- Heidelberg
- Leipzig
- Munich
- Münster
- Nürnberg
- Osnabrück
- Potsdam
- Ruhrgebiet
- Stuttgart
- Wiesbaden

GREECE

New '08 Global Icon Series
- Athens
- Corfu
- Crete
- Greece
- Mykonos
- Rhodes
- Thessaloniki

Old '94 City Mug Series
- Athens (Discobolus of Myron)
- Athens (The Parthenon)
- Corfu
- Crete
- Greece
- Mykonos
- Patra
- Rhodes
- Thessaloniki

GUATEMALA

New '08 Global Icon Series
- Guatemala

HUNGARY

New '08 Global Icon Series
- Hungary
- Budapest

INDONESIA

New '08 Global Icon Series
- Bali
- Indonesia
- Jakarta

Old '94 City Mug Series
- Bali
- Bandung
- Bogor
- Jakarta (Welcome Monument)
- Jakarta (Historical Museum)
- Medan
- Surabaya
- Yogyakarta

INDIA

New '08 Global Icon Series
- India

IRELAND

New '08 Global Icon Series
- Ireland
- Dublin

Old '94 City Mug Series
- Ireland

ISRAEL (Closed)

Old '94 City Mug Series
- Haifa
- Jerusalem
- Tel-Aviv

JAPAN

New '08 Global Icon Series
- Osaka
- Sapporo
- Tokyo

Old '94 City Mug Series
- Tokyo

JORDAN

New '08 Global Icon Series
- Jordan

Old '94 City Mug Series
- Jordan

KUWAIT

New '08 Global Icon Series
- Kuwait

Old '94 City Mug Series
- Kuwait

LEBANON

New '08 Global Icon Series
- Lebanon

Old '94 City Mug Series
- Lebanon

MALAYSIA

New '08 Global Icon Series
- Kuala Lumpur
- Malaysia
- Penang
- Sabah

Old '94 City Mug Series
- Kuala Lumpur
- Malaysia
- Sabah

MEXICO

New '08 Global Icon Series
- Acapulco
- Cancun
- Chihuahua
- Ciudad de Mexico
- Cozumel
- Culiacán
- Guadalajara
- Guanajuato
- Ensenada
- Los Cabos
- Merida
- Mexico
- Monterrey
- Playa del Carmen
- Puerto Vallarta
- Veracruz
- Villahermosa
- Zacatecas

Old '94 City Mug Series
- Acapulco
- Aguascalientes
- Cancun (2 colors)
- Ciudad Juarez
- Cozumel
- Ensenada
- Guadalajara
- Leon
- Mérida
- Mexicali
- Mexico City
- Monterrey
- Morelia
- Playa del Carmen
- Puebla
- Puerto Vallarta
- Querétaro
- Saltillo
- San Luis Potosí
- Tijuana
- Torreon

MOROCCO

New '08 Global Icon Series
- Morocco

THE NETHERLANDS

New '08 Global Icon Series
- Amsterdam
- Arnhem
- The Netherlands
- The Hague
- Utrecht
- Leiden
- Groningen
- Rotterdam

Old '94 City Mug Series
- Amsterdam

NEW ZEALAND

New '08 Global Icon Series
- New Zealand
- Auckland (no longer available since Dec.2010 // only as mini)
- North Island (no longer available since Dec.2010 // only as mini)
- South Island (no longer available since Dec.2010 // only as mini)

Old '94 City Mug Series
- Auckland
- Christchurch
- Invercargill
- New Zealand
- Queenstown
- Rotorua
- Wellington

NORWAY

New '08 Global Icon Series
- Oslo

OMAN

New '08 Global Icon Series
- Oman

Old '94 City Mug Series
- Oman

PERU

New '08 Global Icon Series
- Arequipa
- Cusco
- Lima
- Peru

Old '94 City Mug Series
- Lima

PHILIPPINES

New '08 Global Icon Series
- Bacolod
- Baguio
- Batangas
- Boracay
- Cagayan De Oro
- Cebu
- Davao
- Iloilo
- Makati
- Manila
- Naga
- Pampanga
- Philippines
- Tagaytay

Old '94 City Mug Series
- Baguio
- Cebu (Sinulog Festival)
- Cebu (Guitars)
- Manila (Jose Rizal Monument)
- Manila (Jeepney)
- Tagaytay

POLAND

New '08 Global Icon Series
- Gdansk
- Gdynia
- Katowice
- Krakow
- Poland
- Poznan
- Szczcecin
- Warsaw
- Wroclaw

Old '94 City Mug Series
- Warsaw
- Wroclaw

PORTUGAL

New '08 Global Icon Series
- Lisboa
- Lisbon
- Portugal

Old '94 City Mug Series
- Lisboa

PUERTO RICO

New '08 Global Icon Series
- Puerto Rico

Old '94 City Mug Series
- Puerto Rico

QATAR

New '08 Global Icon Series
- Qatar
- Qatar II

Old '94 City Mug Series
- Qatar

ROMANIA

New '08 Global Icon Series
- Romania
- Bucharest
- Cluj-Napoca

Old '94 City Mug Series
- Bucharest
- Cluj-Napoca

RUSSIA

New '08 Global Icon Series
- Moscow
- St. Petersburg

Old '94 City Mug Series
- Moscow

SAUDI ARABIA

New '08 Global Icon Series
- Jeddah
- Riyadh
- Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Old '94 City Mug Series
- Saudi Arabia

SINGAPORE

New '08 Global Icon Series
- Singapore (Merlion)
- Singapore (Orchid)

Old '94 City Mug Series
- Singapore (National Museum)
- Singapore (The Merlion)

SOUTH KOREA

New '08 Global Icon Series
- Korea
- Seoul

Old '94 City Mug Series
- Seoul

SPAIN

New '08 Global Icon Series
- Alicante
- Barcelona
- Madrid
- Sevilla
- Seville
- Spain
- Valencia

Old '94 City Mug Series
- Barcelona
- Madrid
- Sevilla
- Valencia

SWEDEN

New '08 Global Icon Series
- Gothenburg
- Malmo
- Stockholm
- Sweden

SWITZERLAND

New '08 Global Icon Series
- Basel
- Berne
- Geneva
- Lausanne
- Lucerne
- St. Gallen
- Switzerland
- Zurich

Old '94 City Mug Series
- Basel
- Bern
- Geneva
- Lausanne
- Lucerne
- Switzerland
- Zurich

TAIWAN

New '08 Global Icon Series
- Kaohsiung
- Taichung
- Tainan
- Taipei
- Taiwan

Old '94 City Mug Series
- Taichung
- Taipei
- Taiwan

THAILAND

New '08 Global Icon Series
- Bangkok
- Chiangmai
- Pattaya
- Phuket
- Thailand

Old '94 City Mug Series
- Bangkok

TURKEY

New '08 Global Icon Series
- Ankara
- Istanbul
- Izmir
- Turkey

Old '94 City Mug Series
- Ankara
- Antalya
- Aydin
- Balikesir
- Bursa
- Istanbul (Turkish Talisman)
- Istanbul (Topkapi Palace)
- Izmir
- Kocaeli

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

New '08 Global Icon Series
- United Arab Emirates
- Dubai
- Abu Dhabi
- Sharjah

Old '94 City Mug Series
- United Arab Emirates

UNITED KINGDOM

New '08 Global Icon Series
- London
- England
- Manchester
- Edinburgh
- Glasgow
- Scotland
- Belfast
- Northern Ireland

Old '94 City Mug Series
- United Kingdom
- Scotland
- Northern Ireland

UNITED STATES of AMERICA

New '08 Global Icon Series
- Alaska
- Arizona
- Atlanta
- Austin
- Boston
- California
- Charlotte
- Chicago
- Cleveland
- Colorado
- Dallas
- Denver
- Detroit
- Florida
- Fort Worth
- Hamptons
- Hawaii
- Houston
- Indianapolis
- Jacksonville
- Lake Tahoe
- Las Vegas
- Los Angeles
- Memphis
- Miami
- Niagara Falls
- Nashville
- New Mexico
- New Orleans
- New York
- North Carolina
- Ohio
- Orange County
- Orlando
- Philadelphia
- Phoenix
- Pike Place Market
- Pittsburgh
- Portland
- Sacramento
- San Antonio
- San Diego
- San Francisco
- Seattle (Ferry boat)
- Seattle (Mt. Rainier)
- St. Louis
- Tampa
- Twin Cities
- Utah
- Waikiki
- Washington D.C.

Old '94 City Mug Series

VIETNAM

New '08 Global Icon Series
- Vietnam

WALES

New '08 Global Icon Series
- Cardiff
- Wales

Old '94 City Mug Series
- Wales

2006 Architecture Series List [edit]

Alaska
Atlanta
Atlantic City
Austin
Boston
Calgary
Canada "Maple Leaf"
Canada "True North"
Charlotte
Chicago
Chicago (mini)
Chicago Holiday(Magnificent Mile)
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Colorado
Columbus
Dallas
Denver
Detroit
Fargo
Fort Lauderdale
Ft. Worth
Fresno
Houston
Indianapolis
Jacksonville
Las Vegas
Las Vegas (mini)
Los Angeles
Los Angeles (mini)
Memphis
Miami
Miami Beach
Montreal
Nashville
New Mexico
New Orleans
New York
New York (mini)
New York Holiday (Rockefeller Center)
Niagara Falls
Orange County
Orlando
Palm Springs
Philadelphia
Phoenix
Pike Place
Pike Place (mini)
Pittsburgh
Portland
Raleigh
Sacramento
San Antonio
San Diego
San Diego (mini)
San Francisco
San Francisco (mini)
San Francisco Holiday(Union Square)
San Jose
Seattle
Seattle (mini)
St. Louis
Starbucks Support Center
Spokane
Tampa
Toronto
Tucson
Twin Cities
Vancouver
Washington D.C.
Washington D.C. (mini)
West Palm Beach
Whistler

Interesting Notes [edit]

The Record price for a Starbucks mug: Minneapolis/St.Paul mug 1994 edition sold on eBay for $2,020.00

Guide to Collectible Mugs/Starbucks City Mugs

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Styles [edit]

Countries & Cities Starbucks Mug Series [edit]

2006 Architecture Series List [edit]

Interesting Notes [edit]

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