Vatican City 2 Euros - Franciscus, 2016

Vatican Gendarmerie

Obverse Reverse

Information

Country Vatican City Vatican City
Currency Euro (2002 – 9999)
Coin type Non-circulating coin
Denomination 2 Euros - Franciscus
Year 2016
Ruler Francis (Franciscus) (2013–9999)
Composition Bimetallic: copper-nickel clad nickel centre in nickel brass ring
Shape Round
Alignment Medal alignment ↑↑
Technique Milled
Weight (g) 8.5
Diameter (mm) 25.75
Thickness (mm) 2.25

Description

2 Euros - Franciscus from Vatican City. Issued in 2016. Struck in Bimetallic: copper-nickel clad nickel centre in nickel brass ring. Measures 25.75 mm and weighs 8.5 g.

Obverse
Vatican Guard in front of the Dome of St. Peter’s Basilica. At the top, in semi-circle is the inscription "CORPO DELLA GENDARMERIA 1816-2016". At the bottom, in semi-circle is the name of the issuing country "CITTA' DEL VATICANO". The mint mark "R" appears at the left of the design and the name of the designer "D. Longo" appears at the right. (GENDARMERIE CORPS 1816⠂2016 ⠂VATICAN CITY⠂
R
D. LONGO
SP ENG.)
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 unc Comment Frequency
2016 R 80K € 35,00 BU 93%
2016 R 10K € 60,00 Proof 12%

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