The national face features St Martin of Tours sharing his cloak with a poor man. The design is surrounded by the inscriptions `GIUBILEO DELLA MISERICORDIA` at the left and `CITTÀ DEL VATICANO` at the right, both in semi-circle. At the right there is as well the year of issuance `2016` and at the bottom the mint mark `R` and the name of the artist `M. CRISCIOTTI`. The coin`s outer ring depicts the 12 stars of the European flag.
Obverse script
Latin
Obverse lettering
GIUBILEO DELLA MISERICORDIA
CITTÀ DEL VATICANO
2016
R
M. CRISCIOTTI MOMONI INC. (Translation: JUBILEE OF MERCY VATICAN CITY 2016 R M. CRISCIOTTI MOMONI INC.)
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 ribbed with edge lettering: six times the sequence `2 * `
