A portrait of King Juan Carlos I is encircled by the lettering `ESPAÑA` (Spain), the mintmark for the Madrid Mint and the twelve stars of Europe of which four are bound by a band
Obverse script
Latin
Obverse lettering
ESPAÑA
M
20 04 (Translation: Spain)
Reverse description
A map, next to the face value, shows the 15 states of the European Union
Reverse script
Latin
Reverse lettering
2 EURO
LL
Edge
Finely ribbed with edge lettering: six times the sequence `2 * *
Mint
M Royal Mint of Spain (Real Casa de la Moneda), Madrid, Spain (1591-date)
Mintage
1999 M - - 60 500 000 1999 M - BU set - 49 030 2000 M - - 36 600 000 2000 M - BU set - 49 600 2001 M - - 140 200 000 2001 M - BU set - 49 426 2002 M - - 164 000 000 2002 M - BU set - 99 301 2002 M - Proof - 23 000 2003 M - - 44 500 000 2003 M - BU set - 149 306 2003 M - Proof - 8 904 2004 M - - 4 100 000 2004 M - BU set - 43 000 2005 M - - 4 000 000 2005 M - BU set - 49 923 2005 M - Proof - 3 000 2006 M - - 4 000 000 2006 M - BU set - 49 996