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2 Euro Galileo Galilei

Features

Issuer	Italy
Period	Republic (1946-date)
Type	Circulating commemorative coin
Year	2014
Value	2 Euro 2 EUR = USD 2.28
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
Technique	Milled
Orientation	Medal alignment ↑↑
Number	N# 64092 Numista type number (https://numista.com)
References	KM# 377, Tracy L. Schmidt (editor); 2019. Standard Catalog of World Coins / 2001-Date (14^th edition). Krause Publications, Stevens Point, Wisconsin, USA. And 4 more volumes. Schön# 359 Gerhard Schön; 2020. Weltmünzkatalog / 20. Jahrhundert: 1901-2000 (47. Auflage). Battenberg Gietl Verlag, Regenstauf, Germany. And 2 more volumes.

Commemorative issue

450th Anniversary of the Birth of Galileo Galilei

Obverse

The design shows the head of Galileo Galilei from the painting of Justus Sustermans, 1636 (Florence, Galleria degli Uffizi); around, upside, GALILEO GALILEI; on the right, superimposed letters R (monogram of the Mint of Rome)/astronomic telescope/C.M. (monogram of the Author Claudia Momoni); on the left, superimposed letters of the Italian Republic monogram ‘RI’; in exergue 1564-2014. The coin’s outer ring bears the 12 stars of the European Union.

Lettering:
GALILEO GALILEI
RI R
C.M.
1564·2014

Engraver: Claudia Momoni

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 *

Mint

R	Istituto Poligrafico e Zecca dello Stato, Rome, Italy (1911-date)

Comments

This coin is released for circulation but is available also in Mint BU Sets (both 9 and 10 valued) and Mint Proof Sets

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Date	Mintage	VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC	Frequency
Undetermined
2014 R	6 475 310	$ 2.28	$ 2.28	$ 2.28	$ 2.28	$ 3.20	$ 3.43	98%
2014 R	10 600							0.7%	BU - In BU sets only (10 coins)
2014 R	11 000							1.7%	BU - In BU sets only (9 coins)
2014 R	3 090						$ 103	0.9%	Proof - From proof mintset (10 coins)

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