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2 euro coins are made of an inner coin and an outer ring. The inner part is made of three layers nickel brass, brass and nickel brass. The outer part is made of cupronickel. They have a diameter of 25.75 mm, a 2.20 mm thickness and a mass of 8.5 grams. The coins' edges vary between national issues. Most are finely ribbed with edge lettering. All coins have a common reverse side and country-specific national sides. The euro (EUR or €) is the currency of 12 European Union (EU) member states (Austria, Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Portugal, and Spain), three European microstates which have currency agreements with the EU (Monaco, San Marino and the Vatican City State), Andorra, Montenegro and the Kosovo...
Brass is the term used for alloys of copper and zinc; the proportions of zinc and copper can be varied to create a range of brasses each with unique properties[1]. Note that in comparison bronze is principally an alloy of copper and tin. ...
Cupronickel is an alloy of copper, nickel and strengthening impurities, such as iron and manganese. ...
Common side of all 2 euro coins minted before 2007 Image of euro coinage. ...
| Common side of all 2 euro coins minted from 2007 onwards Image File history File links 2euro(neu). ...
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Current national edges
 Side view of the 2 euro coins of Belgium, France, Ireland, and Monaco. - Belgium, France, Ireland, Monaco: The edge lettering features the number "2" six times alternated with ** for a total of 12 stars
- Italy, San Marino, Vatican City: The edge lettering features the number "2" six times alternated with * for a total of six stars
- Austria: The edge lettering features the combination "2 EURO" four times alternated with *** for a total of 12 stars.
- Finland: The edge lettering features SUOMI FINLAND and three lion's heads (SUOMI means Finland in Finnish, and FINLAND means Finland in Swedish, the two official languages in Finland)
- Germany: The edge lettering features the words "EINIGKEIT UND RECHT UND FREIHEIT" (Unity and Justice and Freedom), Germany's national motto and the beginning of Germany's national anthem.
- Greece: the words Hellenic Republic in Greek and in Greek script (ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΗ ΔΗΜΟΚΡΑΤΙΑ) can be found.
- Netherlands: The edge lettering features the words "GOD * ZIJ * MET * ONS *" (God Be With Us). The same lettering had been applied to the larger guilder coins
- Portugal: The edge lettering features the seven castles and five coats of arms also found on the national side
- Slovenia: "S L O V E N I J A ·"
Current national sides Austria: Bertha von Suttner, the Austrian radical pacifist and Nobel Peace Prize winner. Image of euro coinage. ...
Bertha von Suttner on the Austrian 2-euro coin Bertha Sophie Felicitas Freifrau von Suttner (Baroness Bertha von Suttner), (9 June 1843 in Prague, [then in Austrian Empire] - 21 June 1914 in Vienna, (then in Austria-Hungary), born as Gräfin (Countess) Kinsky von Wchinitz und Tettau, was an Austrian...
This is a list of people who have been referred to as pacifists. ...
Lester B. Pearson after accepting the Nobel Peace Prize The Nobel Peace Prize is the name of one of five Nobel Prizes bequested by the Swedish industrialist and inventor Alfred Nobel. ...
| Belgium: Effigy and monogram of King Albert II of Belgium. Image of euro coinage. ...
Albert II, King of the Belgians (Albert Félix Humbert Théodore Chrétien Eugène Marie), (born June 6, 1934), is the current King of the Belgians and a constitutional monarch. ...
| Finland: The fruit and leaves of the cloudberry, designed by Raimo Heino. Image of euro coinage. ...
Binomial name Rubus chamaemorus L. The Cloudberry (Rubus chamaemorus) is a slow-growing species of Rubus, producing edible fruit. ...
| France: A stylised tree, drawn by artist Joaquim Jiminez, contained in a hexagon with the motto, Liberté Egalité Fraternité. Image of euro coinage. ...
A regular hexagon In geometry, a hexagon is a polygon with six edges and six vertices. ...
A motto (from Italian) is a phrase or a short list of words meant formally to describe the general motivation or intention of an entity, social group, or organization. ...
This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...
| Germany: German Eagle Image of euro coinage. ...
| Greece: The abduction of Europa, by Zeus in the form of a bull. Image File history File links Image of euro coinage. ...
Europa and Zeus, on the Greek €2 coin A commemorative Italian euro coin depicts Europa holding a pen over the text of the Constitution of Europe. ...
The Statue of Zeus at Olympia Phidias created the 12-m (40-ft) tall statue of Zeus at Olympia about 435 BC. The statue was perhaps the most famous sculpture in Ancient Greece, imagined here in a 16th century engraving Zeus (in Greek: nominative: Zeús, genitive: DÃos), is...
| Ireland: The traditional Irish harp. Image of euro coinage. ...
| Italy: Portrait of Dante Alighieri by painter Raphael. Image of euro coinage. ...
Dante in a fresco series of famous men by Andrea del Castagno, ca. ...
This page is about the artist. ...
| Luxembourg: Effigy of Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg. Image of euro coinage. ...
His Royal Highness Henri, Grand Duke of Luxembourg, Henri Albért Gabriel Félix Marie Guillaume (born April 6, 1955) is the hereditary ruler of Luxembourg. ...
| Monaco: Effigy of Albert II, Prince of Monaco. Albert II, Sovereign Prince of Monaco (Albert Alexandre Louis Pierre Grimaldi; born March 14, 1958), styled His Serene Highness The Sovereign Prince of Monaco, is the head of the House of Grimaldi and the current ruler of the Principality of Monaco. ...
| Netherlands: Portrait of Queen Beatrix, her title vertically shown as in the former gulden Image of euro coinage. ...
Her Majesty, Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands Beatrix Wilhelmina Armgard of Orange-Nassau (born January 31, 1938) is the Queen of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, having acceded to the throne in 1980. ...
The gulden (sometimes called guilder in English), represented by the symbol Æ’ or fl. ...
| Portugal: The royal seal of 1144. Image of euro coinage. ...
Events Louis VII capitulates to Pope Celestine II and so earns the popes absolution Pope Celestine II is succeeded by Pope Lucius II December 24 - Edessa falls to Zengi Montauban, France, is founded First recorded example of an anti-Semitic blood libel in England Normandy comes under Angevin control...
| San Marino: Il Palazzo Pubblico of San Marino 2€ Sammarinese coin File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ...
| Slovenia: France Prešeren and the first line of the 7th stanza of Zdravljica (Slovenian national anthem). France PreÅ¡eren, a portrait by Božidar Jakac, 1940. ...
Zdravljica (A Toast) is a famous poem by France Prešeren. ...
A national anthem is a generally patriotic musical composition that is evoking and eulogizing the history, traditions and struggles of its people, recognized either by a nations government as the official national song, or by convention through use by the people. ...
| Spain: The portrait of King Juan Carlos I of Spain Image of euro coinage. ...
Juan Carlos I, King of Spain (baptized as Juan Carlos Alfonso VÃctor MarÃa de Borbón y Borbón-Dos Sicilias; IPA: ) was born January 5, 1938 in Rome and is the reigning King of Spain (Rey de España). ...
| Vatican: Effigy of Benedict XVI. Image File history File links Va_2euro_s3_lowqua. ...
Pope Benedict XVI (Latin: ; born April 16, 1927 as Joseph Alois Ratzinger in Marktl am Inn, Bavaria, Germany) is the 265th reigning pope, the head of the Roman Catholic Church and sovereign of Vatican City. ...
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Former national sides Monaco: Effigy of Rainier III, Prince of Monaco. 2€ monegasque coin File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ...
Rainier III, Prince of Monaco (Rainier Louis Henri Maxence Bertrand Grimaldi; 31 May 1923 – 6 April 2005), styled HSH The Sovereign Prince of Monaco, ruled the Principality of Monaco for almost fifty-six years, making him one of the longest ruling monarchs of the 20th century. ...
| Vatican: the emblem of the Apostolic Chamber Image File history File links Va_2euro_s2_lowqua. ...
The Apostolic Camera, or in Latin (Reverenda) Camera Apostolica or Apostolica Camera, is the former central board of finance in the papal administrative system, which at one time was of great importance in the government of the States of the Church, and in the administration of justice, lead by the...
| Vatican: effigy of the late Pope John Paul II 2€ Vatican coin File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ...
Coat of Arms of Pope John Paul II. The Letter M is for Mary, the mother of Jesus, to whom he held strong devotion Pope John Paul II (Latin: ), (Italian: Giovanni Paolo II), born (May 18, 1920, Wadowice, Poland – April 2, 2005, Vatican City) reigned as Pope of the Roman...
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Future national sides Estonia: A map of Estonia. 2 Estonian euro The image above depicts a unit of currency issued by the European Central Bank (ECB). ...
| | | Malta: The Maltese Cross Maltese Cross The Maltese cross is identified as the symbol of the Christian warrior. ...
| Slovakia: The Slovak coat of arms, the Double Cross on Three Hills, as designed by Ivan Řehák. Image File history File links 2euroslovak. ...
Coat of arms of Slovakia The coat of arms of Slovakia is composed of a silver (argent) double cross, elevated on the middle peak of a dark blue mountain consisting of three peaks. ...
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See also The reverse side of all €2 coins. ...
External links - National sides of 2€ coins. European Central Bank. Retrieved on 2007-01-03.
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