2 Euro 10 Years of EMU

Features

Country	France - Modern
Period	Fifth Republic (1958-date)
Type	Circulating commemorative coin
Year	2009
Value	2 Euro 2 EUR = 2.23 USD
Currency	Euro (2002-date)
Composition	Bimetallic: nickel brass clad nickel center in copper-nickel ring
Weight	8.5 g
Diameter	25.75 mm
Thickness	2.2 mm
Shape	Round
Orientation	Medal alignment ↑↑
References	KM# 1590, Standard Catalog of World Coins by George S. Cuhaj (Krause Publications) Schön# 1007 Weltmünzkatalog by Gerhard Schön, Günter Schön (Battenberg Gietl Verlag)

Commemorative issue

10th Anniversary of the European Monetary Union

Obverse

The coin shows a stick figure which merges into the € symbol. It seeks to convey the idea of the single currency and, by extension, Economic and Monetary Union (EMU) being the latest step in Europe’s long history of trade and economic integration. The coin is issued by each euro area country and shows the name of the country as well as the legend ‘EMU 1999-2009’ in the respective language(s). The coin’s outer ring bears the 12 stars of the European Union.

Lettering:
RÉPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE
ΓΣ
UEM 1999-2009

Engraver: Georgios Stamatopoulos

Reverse

A map, next to the face value, shows the European continent without borders.

Lettering: 2 EURO LL

Engraver: Luc Luycx

Edge

Finely ribbed with edge lettering: six times the sequence "2 * * " alternately upright and inverted.

Lettering: 2 ** 2 ** 2 ** 2 ** 2 ** 2 **

Comments

The design was chosen out of a shortlist of five by members of the public across the European Union voting online. It was created by George Stamatopoulos, a sculptor from the Minting department at the Bank of Greece.

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Year	Mintage	G	VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
2009	10,064,000	2.23	2.23	2.23	2.23	2.23	3.34	3.34
2009	20,000								In Sets only
2009	10,000							27.86	Proof

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