France 2 Euros, 2024
Olympic Games, Paris 2024 - France 2024
Information
Country
France
Currency
Euro
(2002 – 9999)
Coin type
Non-circulating coin
Denomination
2 Euros
Year
2024
Ruler
Fifth Republic
(1958–9999)
Composition
Bimetallic: nickel brass clad nickel centre in copper-nickel ring (Core: 75% Cu, 20% Zn, 5% Ni Ring: 75% Cu, 25% Ni)
Shape
Round
Alignment
Medal alignment ↑↑
Technique
Milled
Weight (g)
8.5
Diameter (mm)
25.75
Thickness (mm)
2.2
Description
2 Euros from France. Issued in 2024. Struck in Bimetallic: nickel brass clad nickel centre in copper-nickel ring (Core: 75% Cu, 20% Zn, 5% Ni Ring: 75% Cu, 25% Ni). Measures 25.75 mm and weighs 8.5 g.
- Obverse
- The design represents Hercules, a national figure and icon of French numismatics, practicing antique wrestling with Notre-Dame’s Chimera, in reference to the Olympic Games of the Ancient era. Both wrestlers are depicted in the foreground in front of Notre-Dame Cathedral. In the background, an athletics track in which the emblem of Paris 2024 is inserted on the left side, is represented. The yeardate, the RF indication, as well as the mintmarks are inserted on the athletics track. The coin’s outer ring depicts the 12 stars of the European flag.
- Reverse
- A geographical map of Western Europe spans the outer ring and inner core on the right side of the coin. The inscription 2 EURO is superimposed over the map of Europe, with the numeral “2” located in an open field representing the eastern Atlantic Ocean. 12 stars are located on the right side of the outer ring, with six stars atop the map of Europe and six stars below it; six vertical stripes cut across the inner core of the coin, visually connecting the upper and lower star segments.
- Edge
- Finely ribbed with edge lettering: three times the sequence "2 * *" upright and the sequence "* * 2" inverted
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