2 Euros - Franciscus European Year of Cultural Heritage

€2.00
IssuerVatican City
Year2018
TypeNon-circulating coin
Value2 Euros
CurrencyEuro (2002-date)
CompositionBimetallic: nickel brass clad nickel centre in copper-nickel ring
Weight8.5 g
Dimensions25.75 mm
Thickness2.2 mm
Shape and TechniqueRound
Milled
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
Engraver(s)Obverse: Daniela Longo, Claudia Momoni
Reverse: Luc Luycx
In circulation to
Reference(s) KM#507
Obverse descriptionThe design features the Statue of Laocoön and His Sons, also called the Laocoön Group, a fundamental work of the world sculpture, foundational for the Vatican Museums. At the center bottom, the inscription of the issuing country ‘Città del VATICANO’. From left to right, in semi-circle, the inscription ‘ANNO EUROPEO DEL PATRIMONIO CULTURALE’. At the top right the year of issuance ‘2018’ and the mintmark ‘R’. At the bottom right the name of the artist ‘D. LONGO’. The coin’s outer ring depicts the 12 stars of the European flag.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringANNO EUROPEO DEL PATRIMONIO CULTURALE 2018 R Città del VATICANO
Reverse descriptionA map, next to the face value, shows the European continent without borders.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse lettering2 EURO LL
EdgeFinely ribbed with edge lettering: six times the sequence `2 * `
MintR
Rome, Italy (476-date)
Mintage2018 R - In Set - 76 000
2018 R - Proof - 10 000
Catalog ID8579257160
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