2 Euro EURO 2016 Football Championship

Features

Issuer	France
Period	Fifth Republic (1958-date)
Type	Circulating commemorative coin
Year	2016
Value	2 Euro 2 EUR = USD 2.11
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# 82237
References	Schön# 1578, Gerhard Schön; 2022. Weltmünzkatalog / 20. Jahrhundert: 1901-2000 (47. Auflage). Battenberg Gietl Verlag, Regenstauf, Germany. And 2 more volumes. Gad# 23 (Ed.2019) Francesco Pastrone; 2021. Monnaies francaises, 1789-2021 (25^th edition). Éditions Victor Gadoury, Monaco.

Commemorative issue

EURO 2016 Football Championship

Obverse

The European Football Championship 2016 will be held in France between 10 June and 10 July. It will be the fifteenth European tournament, where 24 national teams will be competing. The design shows, among other figures, a football and the trophy of the European Cup in relief.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
UEFA EURO 2016 FRANCE
RF

Unabridged legend: République française

Engraver: Joaquin Jimenez

Reverse

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

Script: Latin

Lettering:
2 EURO
LL

Engraver: Luc Luycx

Edge

Reeded with inscription: combination of the number "2" and two stars, repeated six times alternately upright and inverted

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

Mint

Monnaie de Paris, Pessac, France (1973-date)

Mark

Yves Sampo, Head of the engraving department, Monnaie de Paris (2011-2020)

Comments

(fr) La compétition se déroule du 10 juin au 10 juillet 2016.

On distingue 2 types de tranches :
Tranche A = 2 à l'endroit avec l'avers au dessus précédé de 2 étoiles la pointe vers le haut
Tranche B = 2 à l'endroit avec l'avers au dessus précédé de 2 étoiles la pointe vers le bas

Différents de graveur
Yves Sampo, depuis 2011 fleurette d'atelier

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Date	Mintage	G	VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC	Frequency
Undetermined
2016	9 980 000	$ 2.10	$ 2.10	$ 2.10	$ 2.10	$ 2.10	$ 2.80	$ 3.40	96%
2016	10 000						$ 12	$ 13	3%	In Sets
2016	10 000							$ 22	2.0%	Proof

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