2 euro BELGIUM (2012) 75 Years of Queen Elisabeth Competition

2 euro 2012 Queen Elisabeth Competition - Belgian coins

diameter:	weight:	thickness:	alloy:
25.75 mm	8.5 g	2.22 mm	Cu₇₅Ni₂₅/Cu₇₅Zn₂₀Ni₅

obverse:

in the coin centre shape of Queen Elisabeth's head facing left; inside a shape a concave queen monogram is composed; behind queen's head letters: BE (code of Belgium in ISO 3166-2 standard); along the bottom edge: QUEEN ELISABETH COMPETITION; along the top edge dates: 1937-2012; at the edge a ring of twelve five-pointed stars - symbol of the European Union

reverse:

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)

edge:

reeded with concave inscription: edge of 2 euro Belgian coins

(repeated six times face value followed by two stars: 2**)

issue date:

6 VI 2012

withdrawal date:

still in circulation

designer:

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 (mintmark after COMPETITION on the obverse, before QUEEN a privy mark of mint's chief Serge Lesens)

mintage:

2012

5 000 000

+ 6 000 in boxed sets

privy marks:

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

interesting facts:

The International Music Competition named of Queen Elizabeth of Belgium in 1951 was announced for the first time in 1937, when Queen Elizabeth fulfilled a dream of her deceased friend Eugène Ysaÿe and organized a violin contest held in his name. In the following year the best pianist was chosen, in 1953 the best composer for the first time and the best singer in 1988. Contests in these four categories are held almost every year for 75 years, what commemorates this Belgian coin of 2 euros from 2012. Today the winner is awarded 20,000 EUR, a concert tour, and an album record, and the best violinist receives additionally a Stradivarius violin for a three-year loan.

Logo of the Queen Elisabeth Competition.

Last update: 22 X 2012

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