2 Euro - Albert II Louis Braille

2 Euro - Albert II (Louis Braille) - obverse2 Euro - Albert II (Louis Braille) - reverse

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Features

Issuer Belgium
King Albert II (1993-2013)
Type Circulating commemorative coin
Year 2009
Value 2 Euro
2 EUR = USD 2.14
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# 8070
References KM# 288,
Tracy L. Schmidt (editor); 2019. Standard Catalog of World Coins / 2001-Date (14th edition). Krause Publications, Stevens Point, Wisconsin, United States.
And 5 more volumes.
LA# BEM-8.9,
Laurens Aernout; 2017. Catalogus van Belgische Numismatische Uitgiften : 1831-2017. Numismatica Zuidwest-Vlaanderen, Belgium.
Schön# 266
Gerhard Schön; 2022. Weltmünzkatalog / 20. Jahrhundert: 1901-2000 (47. Auflage). Battenberg Gietl Verlag, Regenstauf, Germany.
And 2 more volumes.

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.

Scripts: Braille, Latin

Lettering:
LOUIS BRAILLE
1809 BE 2009

Engraver: Jan Alfons Keustermans Read more on Wikipedia

Jan Alfons Keustermans is a Belgian engraver and medalist.

Reverse

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

Script: Latin

Lettering: 2 EURO LL

Engraver: Luc Luycx Read more on Wikipedia

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 **

2 Euro - Albert II (Louis Braille) -  obverse

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Mint

Mintmark of Royal Mint of Belgium Royal Mint of Belgium, Brussels, Belgium (983-2017)

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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2009  5 000 000 $ 2.10 $ 2.10 $ 2.10 $ 2.10 $ 2.50 $ 3.20 $ 3.80 97%
2009  6 000 $ 11 1.4% BU set
2009  6 000 $ 21 2% Proof

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