Country:

Germany, Federal Republic

Series:

2002~Today - (Euro) €2 Commemorative

Catalog codes:

World Coins km356

Themes:

Architecture | Buildings

Issued on:

2017-02-03

Last issue date:

2017-02-03

Distribution:

Circulating Commemorative

Mints:

Baden-Wurttemberg State Mint (Staatliche Münzen Baden-Württemberg), Karlsruhe, Germany (G Mint Mark) | Baden-Wurttemberg State Mint (Staatliche Münzen Baden-Württemberg), Stuttgart, Germany (F Mint Mark) | Bavarian State Mint (Bayerishe Hauptmunzamt), Munich, Germany (D Mint Mark) | Berlin State Mint (Staatliche Münzen Berlin), Berlin, Germany (A Mint Mark) | Hamburg Mint (Hamburgische Munze), Germany (I or J Mint Mark)

Composition:

Bimetallic

Edge:

Lettered-Signs-Numbers (reeded)

Orientation:

Medal alignment ↑O↑

Shape:

Circular

Rim:

Raised. Not decorated. Both sides

Weight:

8.5 grams

Diameter:

25.7 mm

Thickness:

2.2 mm

Face value:

2 € - Euro

Known mintage:

6,300,000for 2017 D

Composition Details:

Ring: 75% copper, 25%. Core: 75% copper, 20% zinc 5% nickel

Related items:

Coin (Related): Various Euro (Mint set 2017) (Germany, Federal Republic, Germany, Federal Republic)
Coin (Related): Various Euro (Proof set 2017) (Germany, Federal Republic, Germany, Federal Republic)

Description:

Obverse: The Porta Nigra in Trier. The inner part also features the name 'RHEINLAND-PFALZ' and the issuing country's code 'D' at the bottom. The mint mark of the respective mint ('A', 'D', 'F', 'G' or 'J') appears at the left and the year '2017' appears at the top. At the right, the initials of the designer 'CH' (Chocola Frantisek)
Note. According to Schön catalog 17 ed. (2018) coins in coin cards were minted on Berlin, Munich and Stuttgart mints using coins from rolls or damaged sets. It was private activity not official and this coins are from oficial mintage, not above it.