Vatican City 2 Euros - Franciscus, 2015

2 Euros - Franciscus from Vatican City. Issued in 2015. Struck in Bimetallic: nickel brass clad nickel centre in copper-nickel ring. Measures 25.75 mm and weighs 8.5 g.

Obverse

The design depicts two families which ideally embrace the whole Earth. At the top, the year of issuance ‘2015’. At the left side, the name of the artist ‘C. Principe’. The mint mark R appears on the arm of one family member at the right. The design is surrounded by the inscription ‘VIII INCONTRO MONDIALE DELLE FAMIGLIE’ (The VIII World Meeting of Families), from the left to the right in semi-circle and ‘CITTA' DEL VATICANO’ at the bottom. (VIII World Meeting of Families
2015
C. Principe
R
Vatican City)

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