2 Euros Galileo Galilei

Features

Issuer	Italy
Ruling authority	Republic (1946-date)
Type	Circulating commemorative coins
Year	2014
Value	2 Euros 2 EUR = USD 2.28
Currency	Euro (2002-date)
Composition	Bimetallic: nickel brass clad nickel centre 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
References	KM# 377 Standard Catalog of World Coins (85 volumes). , Schön# 359 Battenberg (publisher). Weltmünzkatalog. Battenberg, Regenstauf, Bavaria, Germany (3 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.

Script: Latin

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.

Script: Latin

Lettering: 2 EURO LL

Engraver: Luc Luycx

Edge

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

Script: Latin

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

Mint

R	Rome, Italy (476-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	G	VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC		Frequency
Undetermined
2014 R	6 475 310	$ 2.30	$ 2.30	$ 2.30	$ 2.30	$ 2.30	$ 3.20	$ 3.60		97%
2014 R	10 600								BU set (10 coins)	0.6%
2014 R	11 000							$ 5.70	BU set (9 coins)	1.4%
2014 R	3 090								Proof set (10 coins)	0.7%

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