2 euro BELGIUM (2009) Louis Braille

in the coin centre a bust of Louis Braille facing slightly right; on his both sides his initials - letters L and B written in Braille alphabet; along the top edge: LOUIS BRAILLE; along the bottom edge: BE (code of Belgium in ISO 3166-2 standard) divides the dates: 1809 / 2009; 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:

25 IX 2009

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 1809 on the obverse, after 2009 a privy mark of mint's chief Serge Lesens)

2009

5 000 000

+ 6 000 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 200th anniversary of birth of Louis Braille (1809-1852) - French creator of the alphabet for blind people.

Louis Braille by sculptor Étienne Leroux.