2 Euro - Albert II Louis Braille
© Florino28
Features
| Country | Belgium |
|---|---|
| Type | Circulating commemorative coin |
| Year | 2009 |
| Value | 2 Euro 2 EUR = 2.22 USD |
| 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# 288, LA# BEM-8.9 Standard Catalog of World Coins by George S. Cuhaj (Krause Publications) Catalogus van Belgische Numismatische Uitgiften by Laurens Aernout (Numismatica Zuidwest-Vlaanderen) |
Commemorative issue
200th anniversary of Louis Braille’s birth
Obverse
The coin features a portrait of Louis Braille with his initials, L and B, in the alphabet that he designed. His name appears above the portrait and, below it, the code of the issuing country, ‘BE’ and the dates ‘1809’ and ‘2009’. To the left and right respectively are the mint mark and the signature mark of the Master of the Mint. The coin’s outer ring shows the 12 stars of the European Union.
Lettering:
LOUIS BRAILLE
1809 BE 2009
Engraver: Jan Alfons Keustermans
Reverse
A map, next to the facial value, shows the European continent without borders.
Lettering: 2 EURO LL
Luc Luycx is the designer of the common side of the euro coins.
Luycx is a computer engineer, and medallist living in Dendermonde, Belgium, and has worked for the Royal Belgian Mint for 15 years. He designed the euro coins in 1996.
Edge
Finely reeded with edge lettering: six times the sequence "2 * *" or "* * 2" alternately upright and inverted
Lettering: 2 ** 2 ** 2 ** 2 ** 2 ** 2 **
© Cyrillius
Comments
There are 2 different types of edges A and B depending on the specific star, more about: http://www.amisdeleuro.org/fr/121
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| Year | Mintage | G | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 5,000,000 | 2.22 | 2.22 | 2.22 | 2.77 | 4.99 | 3.53 | ||||
| 2009 | 6,000 | 11.87 | In Sets only | ||||||||
| 2009 | 6,000 | Proof | |||||||||
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