2 € Euro coin from 2009 Belgium

Cdb: BE080901

2 €

2009

200th anniversary of Loius Braille's birth

2 Euro 2009 Large Obverse coin
Obverse

2 Euro 2009 Large Reverse coin
Reverse

Coin Description

Obverse : Twelve stars surround portrait of Louis Braille between his initials, L and B, in the alphabet that he designed; LOUIS BRAILLE above and 'BE' between the dates 1809 and 2009 below with mint and mint master marks at both ends.

Reverse : 2 on the left-hand side, six straight lines run vertically between the lower and upper right-hand side of the face,12 stars are superimposed on these lines, one just before the two ends of each line, superimposed on the mid - and upper section of these lines; the European continent ( extended ) is represented on the right-hand side of the face; the right-hand part of the representation is superimposed on the mid-section of the lines; the word ‘EURO’ is superimposed horizontally across the middle of the right-hand side of the face. Under the ‘O’ of EURO, the initials ‘LL’ of the engraver appear near the right-hand edge of the coin.

Dimensions
Diameter ( mm ) Weight ( gr ) Thickness ( mm )
25,75 8,50 2,20
Features
Edge Metal Mint
2 **, repeated six times, alternately upright and inverted Nickel brass and cupronickel Brussels
Mintage
Circulation Mint sets Proof
5.000.000 24.500 0



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