Vatican City 2 Euros - Franciscus, 2019

Foundation of the Vatican City State

Obverse Reverse

Information

Country Vatican City Vatican City
Currency Euro (2002 – 9999)
Coin type Non-circulating coin
Denomination 2 Euros - Franciscus
Year 2019
Ruler Francis (Franciscus) (2013–9999)
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 - Franciscus from Vatican City. Issued in 2019. Struck in Bimetallic: nickel brass clad nickel centre in copper-nickel ring. Measures 25.75 mm and weighs 8.5 g.

Obverse
The design features a portrait of Pope Pius XI (Sovereign of the State in 1929) and the Lateran in Rome. At the top, from left to right, in semi-circle is the inscription of the issuing country ‘STATO DELLA CITTÀ DEL VATICANO’. At the bottom are the years ‘1929’ and ‘2019’ and underneath the name of the artist ‘FUSCO’. The coin’s outer ring depicts the 12 stars of the European flag. (VATICAN CITY STATE
R
1929
2019
FUSCO)
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 au unc Comment Frequency
2019 R 69K € 30,00 € 30,00 BU Version 94%
2019 R 10K — € 49,00 Proof Version 14%

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