2 euro FRANCE (2008) French Presidency in the EU Council

2 euro 2008 French Presidency in the EU Council - coins of France

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

obverse:

on top of the coin year of issue 2008; below in four lines: PRÉSIDENCE / FRANÇAISE / UNION / EUROPÉENNE (French Presidency in the European Union); below letters: RF (RÉPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE - French Republic); 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 French 2 euro coins

issue date:

4 VIII 2008

withdrawal date:

in circulation

designer:

Philippe Starck, Luc Luycx (initials LL below letter O in EURO in the reverse)

mint:

La Monnaie de Paris (The Paris Mint), Pessac (mint mark after RF in the obverse, next to it privy mark of mint's director Hubert Larivière - horn)

mintage:

2008

20 064 000

+ 20 000 in boxed commemorative sets

mint marks:

interesting facts:

The Presidency of the EU Council is a six-month period of leading the Council of the European Union and representing the Union abroad. The commemorative coin of 2 euro from 2008 was issued to commemorate the Presidency of France in the second half of 2008.

last update: 20 XI 2013

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