2 Euro Cent
© Florino28
Features
| Issuer | France |
|---|---|
| Period |
Fifth Republic (1958-date)
|
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
| Years | 1999-2021 |
| Value | 2 Euro Cent 0.02 EUR = USD 0.023 |
| Currency | Euro (2002-date) |
| Composition | Copper plated steel |
| Weight | 3.06 g |
| Diameter | 18.75 mm |
| Thickness | 1.67 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Number |
N#
98
Numista type number (https://numista.com)
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| References |
KM#
1283,  Tracy L. Schmidt (editor); 2019. Standard Catalog of World Coins / 2001-Date (14th edition). Krause Publications, Stevens Point, Wisconsin, USA. And 4 more volumes.  Gerhard Schön; 2020. Weltmünzkatalog / 20. Jahrhundert: 1901-2000 (47. Auflage). Battenberg Gietl Verlag, Regenstauf, Germany. And 2 more volumes.
Francesco Pastrone; 2019. Monnaies francaises, 1789-2019 (24th edition). Éditions Victor Gadoury, Monaco.
|
Obverse
A young, feminine Marianne with determined features that embody the desire for a sound and lasting Europe. Around 12 five-pointed stars representing the European Union.
Script: Latin
Lettering: RF 2006 F. COURTIADE
Engraver: Fabienne Courtiade
Reverse
A globe, next to the face value, shows Europe in relation to Africa and Asia.
Script: Latin
Lettering: 2 EURO CENT 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
Smooth with a groove running circumferentially around the edge of the coin
© Cyrillius
Mint
Paris Mint (Monnaie de Paris), Pessac, France (1973-date)Comments
Different Mint Master Marks
Pierre Rodier, from 1999 to 2000, a mark of a bee
Gerard Buquoy, from 2001 to 2002, a mark of a horseshoe
Serge Levet, in 2003, a mark of a stylised heart with the initials of the mint master (SL)
Hubert Lariviere, from 2004 to 2010, a mark of a hunting horn with a wave and a fish
Yves Sampo, since 2011 to 2020, a mark of a Pentagon with letters AG, MP and YS
Joaquin Jimenez, since 2021, a mark of a square with a circle and a broken line in the small square
BUNC Sets Released
- 1999 - 35000 Annual Coin Sets
- 2000 - 35000 Annual Coin Sets
- 2001 - 35000 Annual Coin Sets
- 2002 - 145563 Annual Coin Sets + 19727 The Little Prince Coin Sets
- 2003 - 109407 Annual Coin Sets + 10094 The Little Prince Coin Sets + 12638 Tourism Coin Sets (Eiffel Tower)
- 2004 - 120000 Annual Coin Sets + 5399 The Little Prince Coin Sets + 3704 Tourism Coin Sets (Provence)
- 2005 - 69999 Annual Coin Sets + 2611 Moebius Coin Sets + 2541 Tourism Coin Sets (Garonne)
- 2006 - 70000 Annual Coin Sets + 20 different illustrated Coin Sets of 500 issues each
- 2007 - 50000 Annual Coin Sets + 20 different illustrated Coin Sets of 500 issues each
- 2008 - 50000 Annual Coin Sets + 20 different illustrated Coin Sets of 500 issues each
- 2009 - 50000 Annual Coin Sets + 3 different illustrated Coin Sets of 500 or 1000 issues each
- 2010 - 50000 Annual Coin Sets + 9 different illustrated Coin Sets of 500 issues each + 1000 Coin Sets Jour de la Monnaie (Guest Of Honour)
- 2011 - 40000 Annual Coin Sets + 5 different illustrated Coin Sets of 500 issues each
- 2012 - 40000 Annual Coin Sets + 6 different illustrated Coin Sets of 500 issues each
- 2013 - 25000 Annual Coin Sets + 7 different illustrated Coin Sets of 500 issues each
- 2014 - 25000 Annual Coin Sets + 7 different illustrated Coin Sets of 500 issues each
- 2015 - 25000 Annual Coin Sets + 7 different illustrated Coin Sets of 500 issues each
- 2016 - 25000 Annual Coin Sets + 7 different illustrated Coin Sets of 500 issues each
- 2017 - 25000 Annual Coin Sets + 5 different illustrated Coin Sets of 500 issues each
- 2018 - 25000 Annual Coin Sets + 7 different illustrated Coin Sets of 500 issues each
- 2019 - 15000 Annual Coin Sets + 2 different illustrated Coin Sets of 500 issues each
- 2020 - 15000 Annual Coin Sets + 5 different illustrated Coin Sets of 500 issues each + 2 different illustrated Coin Sets of 500 issues each with the 2€ 2020 Charles De Gaulle commemorative coin instead of the regular 2€ coin
PROOF Sets Released
- From 1999 to 2012 - Annual Coin Sets
- 2013 - Annual Coin Sets + Annual Coin Sets Prestige with the 100€ gold coin of The Sower - Pessac Site
- From 2014 to the present - Annual Coin Sets
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| Date | Mintage | G | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | Frequency | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | ||||||||||||
| 1999 | 702 104 013 | $ 0.02 | $ 0.02 | $ 0.02 | $ 0.02 | $ 0.05 | $ 0.20 | $ 0.34 | 54% | |||
| 1999 | 35 000 | $ 2.26 | 1.3% | In Sets only | ||||||||
| 1999 | 15 000 | $ 11 | 0.6% | Proof | ||||||||
| 2000 | 510 155 013 | $ 0.02 | $ 0.02 | $ 0.02 | $ 0.02 | $ 0.05 | $ 0.11 | $ 0.57 | 33% | |||
| 2000 | 35 000 | $ 1.70 | 1.3% | In Sets only | ||||||||
| 2000 | 15 000 | $ 6.79 | 0.4% | Proof | ||||||||
| 2001 | 249 110 593 | $ 0.02 | $ 0.02 | $ 0.02 | $ 0.02 | $ 0.02 | $ 0.23 | $ 0.40 | 27% | |||
| 2001 | 35 000 | $ 2.50 | 1.2% | In Sets only | ||||||||
| 2001 | 15 000 | $ 5.66 | 0.6% | Proof | ||||||||
| 2002 | 165 290 | $ 3.19 | 4% | In Sets only | ||||||||
| 2002 | 21 453 | $ 9.96 | 0.4% | Proof | ||||||||
| 2003 | 160 237 009 | $ 0.02 | $ 0.02 | $ 0.02 | $ 0.02 | $ 0.03 | $ 0.05 | $ 0.57 | 24% | |||
| 2003 | 132 139 | $ 0.98 | 2% | In Sets only | ||||||||
| 2003 | 40 000 | 0.5% | Proof | |||||||||
| 2004 | 300 184 009 | $ 0.02 | $ 0.02 | $ 0.02 | $ 0.02 | $ 0.06 | $ 0.05 | $ 0.57 | 29% | |||
| 2004 | 129 103 | $ 1.23 | 1.7% | In Sets only | ||||||||
| 2004 | 11 033 | $ 5.66 | 0.5% | Proof | ||||||||
| 2005 | 260 307 009 | $ 0.02 | $ 0.02 | $ 0.02 | $ 0.02 | $ 0.02 | $ 0.11 | $ 0.45 | 26% | |||
| 2005 | 120 000 | $ 1.33 | 1.5% | In Sets only | ||||||||
| 2005 | 8 519 | $ 0.26 | 0.4% | Proof | ||||||||
| 2006 | 283 080 009 | $ 0.02 | $ 0.02 | $ 0.02 | $ 0.02 | $ 0.02 | $ 0.05 | $ 0.40 | 27% | |||
| 2006 | 80 000 | $ 1.29 | 1.5% | In Sets only | ||||||||
| 2006 | 9 811 | $ 0.12 | 0.5% | Proof | ||||||||
| 2007 | 200 050 000 | $ 0.03 | $ 0.02 | $ 0.02 | $ 0.02 | $ 0.02 | $ 0.05 | $ 0.28 | 25% | |||
| 2007 | 60 000 | $ 1.53 | 1.5% | In Sets only | ||||||||
| 2007 | 7 500 | 0.5% | Proof | |||||||||
| 2008 | 386 500 000 | $ 0.02 | $ 0.02 | $ 0.02 | $ 0.02 | $ 0.02 | $ 0.05 | $ 0.14 | 30% | |||
| 2008 | 60 000 | $ 1.29 | 1.4% | In Sets only | ||||||||
| 2008 | 7 500 | 0.6% | Proof | |||||||||
| 2009 | 343 120 000 | $ 0.02 | $ 0.02 | $ 0.02 | $ 0.02 | $ 0.02 | $ 0.05 | $ 0.23 | 25% | |||
| 2009 | 52 000 | $ 1.29 | 1.5% | In Sets only | ||||||||
| 2009 | 7 500 | 0.5% | Proof | |||||||||
| 2010 | 277 000 000 | $ 0.02 | $ 0.02 | $ 0.02 | $ 0.02 | $ 0.02 | $ 0.03 | $ 0.57 | 26% | |||
| 2010 | 55 500 | $ 1.13 | 1.6% | In Sets only | ||||||||
| 2010 | 8 992 | 0.5% | Proof | |||||||||
| 2011 | 250 000 000 | $ 0.02 | $ 0.02 | $ 0.02 | $ 0.02 | $ 0.02 | $ 0.05 | $ 0.57 | 24% | |||
| 2011 | 42 500 | $ 1.19 | 1.5% | In Sets only | ||||||||
| 2011 | 9 000 | $ 5.66 | 0.6% | Proof | ||||||||
| 2012 | 278 000 000 | $ 0.02 | $ 0.02 | $ 0.02 | $ 0.02 | $ 0.02 | $ 0.02 | $ 0.57 | 22% | |||
| 2012 | 43 000 | $ 1.58 | 1.5% | In Sets only | ||||||||
| 2012 | 7 804 | $ 5.66 | 0.5% | Proof | ||||||||
| 2013 | 220 644 000 | $ 0.02 | $ 0.02 | $ 0.02 | $ 0.02 | $ 0.02 | $ 0.05 | $ 0.57 | 20% | |||
| 2013 | 28 500 | $ 1.79 | 1.5% | In Sets only | ||||||||
| 2013 | 6 661 | $ 5.85 | 0.4% | Proof | ||||||||
| 2014 | 210 000 000 | $ 0.02 | $ 0.02 | $ 0.02 | $ 0.02 | $ 0.02 | $ 0.05 | $ 0.02 | 17% | |||
| 2014 | 28 500 | $ 2.01 | 1.6% | In Sets only | ||||||||
| 2014 | 5 338 | $ 5.66 | 0.4% | Proof | ||||||||
| 2015 | 199 000 000 | $ 0.03 | $ 0.02 | $ 0.02 | $ 0.02 | $ 0.02 | $ 0.05 | $ 0.07 | 14% | |||
| 2015 | 28 500 | $ 2.26 | 1.4% | In Set | ||||||||
| 2015 | 7 500 | 0.4% | Proof | |||||||||
| 2016 | 192 000 000 | $ 0.02 | $ 0.02 | $ 0.02 | $ 0.02 | $ 0.02 | $ 0.02 | $ 0.15 | 12% | |||
| 2016 | 28 500 | $ 2.17 | 1.6% | In Set | ||||||||
| 2016 | 7 500 | 0.3% | Proof | |||||||||
| 2017 | 200 000 000 | $ 0.02 | $ 0.02 | $ 0.02 | $ 0.02 | $ 0.02 | $ 0.05 | $ 0.11 | 10% | |||
| 2017 | 27 500 | $ 2.26 | 1.2% | In Set | ||||||||
| 2017 | 7 500 | 0.4% | Proof | |||||||||
| 2018 | 142 600 000 | $ 0.02 | $ 0.02 | $ 0.02 | $ 0.02 | $ 0.02 | $ 0.02 | $ 0.08 | 7% | |||
| 2018 | 28 500 | $ 2.26 | 1.0% | In Set | ||||||||
| 2018 | 7 500 | 0.2% | Proof | |||||||||
| 2019 | 161 280 000 | $ 0.02 | $ 0.02 | $ 0.02 | $ 0.02 | $ 0.57 | 4% | |||||
| 2019 | 16 000 | $ 2.26 | 1.0% | (fr) BU | ||||||||
| 2019 | 7 500 | 0.12% | Proof | |||||||||
| 2020 | $ 0.02 | $ 0.02 | 1.6% | |||||||||
| 2020 | 18 500 | $ 2.26 | 1.0% | (fr) BU | ||||||||
| 2020 | 7 500 | 0.19% | Proof | |||||||||
| 2021 | $ 0.02 | $ 0.02 | $ 0.28 | 2% | ||||||||
| 2021 | $ 3.39 | 0.8% | (fr) BU | |||||||||
| 2021 | 0.2% | Proof | ||||||||||
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