2 euro BELGIUM (2008) Declaration of Human Rights

in the coin centre an English logo of celebrations of 60th anniversary of Declaration of Human Rights; above year of issue: 2008; along the bottom edge: BELGIE - BELGIQUE – BELGIEN (Belgium in Dutch, French and German); at the edge a ring of twelve five-pointed stars - symbol of the European Union

left from the coin centre face value: 2, on the right inscription: EURO; in the background of the inscription a map of Europe; 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)

reeded with concave inscription:

V 2008

still in circulation

Luc Luycx (initials LL below letter 'O' in EURO on the reverse)

De Koninklijke Munt van België (in Dutch) / La Monnaie Royale de Belgique (in French) (The Royal Belgian Mint), Brussels (mintmark before BELGIE on the obverse, after BELGIEN a privy mark of mint's chief Romain Coenen)

2008

5 000 000

+ 12 000 in boxed sets

 We are presenting below privy marks of The Royal Belgian Mint directors, which appear on Belgian coins of euro:

Romain Coenen	1988-2009		scale
Serge Lesens	2010-2012		feather
Bernard Gillard	from 2013		cat

This coin commemorates the celebrations of the 60th anniversary of announcing the Universal Declaration of Human Rights by the United Nations General Assembly on December 10, 1948.

The logo of celebrations was prepared in many languages. The obverse of this coin show the English version with inscription UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS. A motto of the celebrations DIGNITY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL OF US was not included in the coin design.