2 euro BELGIUM (2000-2006)
diameter: | weight: | thickness: | alloy: |
25.75 mm | 8.5 g | 2.22 mm | Cu75Ni25/Cu75Zn20Ni5 |
obverse:
in the coin centre head of King of Belgium - Albert II facing left; at the edge a ring of twelve five-pointed stars - symbol of the European Union; at the right edge between the stars the royal monogram; along the bottom right edge year of issue
reverse:
left from the coin centre face value: 2, on the right inscription: EURO; in the background of the inscription a simplified map of Europe showing borders of countries - members of the EU in 1999; in the background of the map vertically six parallel lines ending on both sides with five-pointed stars (the reverse is common for all euro coins)
edge:
reeded with concave inscription:
issue date:
1 I 2002
withdrawal date:
still in circulation
designer:
Jan Alfons Keustermans, Luc Luycx (initials LL below letter 'O' in EURO on the reverse)
mint:
De Koninklijke Munt van België (in Dutch) / La Monnaie Royale de Belgique (in French) (The Royal Belgian Mint), Brussels
mintage:
1999 | - | + 40 000 in boxed sets |
2000 | 120 000 000 | + 40 000 in boxed sets |
2001 | - | + 40 000 in boxed sets |
2002 | 50 000 000 | + 140 000 in boxed sets |
2003 | 30 030 404 | + 185 000 in boxed sets |
2004 | 60 000 000 | + 92 000 in boxed sets |
2005 | 10 500 000 | + 75 000 in boxed sets |
2006 | 20 000 000 | + 75 000 in boxed sets |
interesting facts:
The royal monogram of Albert II - King of the Belgians in years 1993-2013.
photo: Ssolbergj; licence: CC-BY-SA 3.0
photo: Ssolbergj; licence: CC-BY-SA 3.0
Last update: 9 X 2012
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