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.
Obverse script
Braille, Latin
Obverse lettering
LOUIS BRAILLE
1809 BE 2009
Reverse description
A map, next to the face value, shows the European continent without borders.
Reverse script
Latin
Reverse lettering
2 EURO
LL
Edge
Finely reeded with edge lettering: six times the sequence `2 *
Mint
Royal Mint of Belgium, Brussels,Belgium (983-2017)
Mintage
2009 - - 5 000 000 2009 - BU set - 6 000 2009 - Proof - 6 000
