Country:

Germany, Federal Republic

Series:

2002~Today - (Euro) €2 Commemorative

Catalog codes:

World Coins km347

Variants:

7

Issued on:

2016-02-051YT

Last issue date:

2016-02-05

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:

25.75 mm

Thickness:

2.2 mm

Face value:

2 € - Euro

Known mintage:

30,674,100

Composition Details:

core: 75% copper,20% zinc 5% nickel; ring: 75% copper, 25% nickel

Score:

20% Accuracy: Very High

Related items:

Coin (Related): Various Euro (Mint set 2016) (Germany, Federal Republic, Germany, Federal Republic)
Coin (Related): Various Euro (Proof set 2016) (Germany, Federal Republic, Germany, Federal Republic)

Description:

Obverse: View from the inner yard of Dresden Zwinger to the Crown Gate. The inner part also features the name ‘SACHSEN’ and the issuing country’s country code ‘D’ at the bottom, the mint mark of the respective mint (‘A’, ‘D’, ‘F’, ‘G’ or ‘J’) as well as the engraver’s mark (the initials ‘JT’ — Jordi Truxa) right at the top and the year ‘2016’ left at the top.
Edge lettering: EINIGKEIT UND RECHT UND FREIHEIT

Designer: LL (Luc Luycx) / JT (Jordi Truxa)