2 euro FRANCE (2013) Pierre de Coubertin

on the right side a bust of Baron de Coubertin en face; on the left olympic rings; in four of the rings there are figurines of various athletes, in the fith one in two lines: RF / 2013 (RÉPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE - French Republic and year of issue); along the top edge: PIERRE DE COUBERTIN; 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:

3 VI 2013

in circulation

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

La Monnaie de Paris (The Paris Mint), Pessac (mint mark below year of issue in the obverse, between de Coubertin's neck and right edge of the obverse privy mark of mint's director Yves Sampo - rosette)

2013

1 000 000

+ 10 000 in boxed commemorative sets

Privy marks of the general engravers of the Mint of Paris, which can be found on French coins produced after 1944:

Lucien Bazor	1931-1958		wing
Raymond Joly	1958-1974		owl
Emile Rousseau	1974-1994		dolphin
Pierre Rodier	1994-2000		bee
Gérard Buquoy	2001-2002		horseshoe
Serge Levet	2003		heart
Hubert Larivière	2004-2010		horn
Yves Sampo	from 2011		rosette

This commemorative coin of 2 euro from 2013 marks the 150th anniversary of birth of Pierre de Coubertin (1863-1937). De Coubertin was a French baron, historian and educator. He founded the International Olympic Committee and initiated the idea of modern Olympics. Pierre de Coubertin is also the author of the Olympic flag with five differently coloured rings - symbols of five continents.