The coin shows a stick figure which merges into the € symbol. It seeks to convey the idea of the single currency and, by extension, Economic and Monetary Union (EMU) being the latest step in Europe’s long history of trade and economic integration. The coin is issued by each euro area country and shows the name of the country as well as the legend ‘EMU 1999-2009’ in the respective languag (s). The coin’s outer ring bears the 12 stars of the European Union.
Obverse script
Latin
Obverse lettering
RÉPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE
ΓΣ
UEM 1999-2009 (Translation: French Republic GS EMU 1999-2009)
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 ribbed with edge lettering: six times the sequence `2 * *
Mint
Monnaie de Paris, Paris (and Pessac starting 1973), France (864-date)
Mintage
2009 - - 10 064 000 2009 - BU set - 6 801 2009 - Proof - 7 284
