Italy 2 Euros, 2014

Galileo Galilei

Obverse Reverse

Information

Country Italy Italy
Currency Euro (2002 – 9999)
Coin type Circulating commemorative coin
Denomination 2 Euros
Year 2014
Ruler Republic (1946–9999)
Composition Bimetallic: nickel brass clad nickel centre in copper-nickel ring
Shape Round
Alignment Medal alignment ↑↑
Technique Milled
Weight (g) 8.5
Diameter (mm) 25.75
Thickness (mm) 2.2

Description

2 Euros from Italy. Issued in 2014. Struck in Bimetallic: nickel brass clad nickel centre in copper-nickel ring. Measures 25.75 mm and weighs 8.5 g.

Obverse
The design shows the head of Galileo Galilei from the painting of Justus Sustermans, 1636 (Florence, Galleria degli Uffizi); around, upside, GALILEO GALILEI; on the right, superimposed letters R (monogram of the Mint of Rome)/astronomic telescope/C.M. (monogram of the Author Claudia Momoni); on the left, superimposed letters of the Italian Republic monogram ‘RI’; in exergue 1564-2014. The coin’s outer ring bears the 12 stars of the European Union.
Reverse
A map, next to the face value, shows the European continent without borders.
Edge
Finely ribbed with edge lettering: six times the sequence "2 * * " alternately upright and inverted

Mintage & Variants

Date Mintage g vg f vf xf au unc Comment Frequency
2014 R 6.5M € 2,20 € 2,20 € 2,20 € 2,20 € 2,20 € 3,00 € 3,40 97%
2014 R 10.6K — — — — — — — BU set (10 coins) 0.6%
2014 R 11K — — — — — — — BU set (9 coins) 1.4%
2014 R 3.1K — — — — — — — Proof set (10 coins) 0.7%

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