| Issuer | France |
| Year | 1999-2006 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
| Value | 2 Euros |
| Currency | Euro (2002-date) |
| Composition | Bimetallic: nickel brass clad nickel centre in copper-nickel ring |
| Weight | 8.5 g |
| Dimensions | 25.75 mm |
| Thickness | 2.2 mm |
| Shape and Technique | Round Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Engraver(s) | Obverse: Joaquin Jimenez Reverse: Luc Luycx |
| In circulation to | |
| Reference(s) | KM#1289, Schön#658, Gad#8 (Ed.2019) |
| Obverse description | A tree, symbolising life, continuity and growth, is contained in a hexagon and encircled by the French motto `LIBERTÉ ÉGALITÉ FRATERNITÉ` (liberty, equality, fraternity) and the twelve stars of Europe |
| Obverse script | Latin |
| Obverse lettering | LIBERTÉ ÉGALITÉ FRATERNITÉ J. JIMENEZ R F 20 01 |
| Reverse description | A map, next to the face value, shows the fifteen 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 | Monnaie de Paris, Paris (and Pessac starting 1973), France (864-date) |
| Mintage | 1999 - BU set - 35 000 1999 - Engraver Bee pointing left - 56 695 000 1999 - Proof - 15 000 2000 - BU set - 35 000 2000 - Engraver Bee pointing right - 171 100 000 2000 - Proof - 15 000 2001 - - 237 915 793 2001 - BU set - 35 000 2001 - Proof - 15 000 2002 - - 153 606 513 2002 - BU set - 165 290 2002 - Proof - 21 453 2003 - In BU sets only - 132 139 2003 - Proof - 40 000 2004 - In BU sets only - 129 103 2004 - Proof - 11 033 2005 - In BU sets only - 120 000 2005 - Proof - 8 519 2006 - In BU sets only - 80 000 2006 - Proof - 9 811 |
| Catalog ID | 6645920580 |
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