Vatican City 2 Euros - Franciscus, 2019
Sistine Chapel
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 the Last Judgment in the Sistine Chapel. At the left, in semi-circle is the inscription of the issuing country ‘CITTÀ DEL VATICANO’. At the right, in semi-circle, are the inscriptions ‘CAPPELLA SISTINA — FINE DEI RESTAURI’ and ‘1994-2019’. At the right side is the mintmark ‘R’ and at the bottom the name of the artist ‘D. LONGO’. The coin’s outer ring depicts the 12 stars of the European flag. (VATICAN CITYSISTINE CHAPEL - END OF THE RESTORATION 1994 – 2019 R D. LONGO)
- Reverse
- A map of the European continent is represented on a dynamic canvas composed of the twelve stars of the European Union.
- Edge
- Finely ribbed with edge lettering: six times the sequence "2 * " alternately upright and inverted
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