Cupronickel/Nickel brass/Nickel 2 Euro of European Central Bank, Germany (Berlin), 2006. 2007.19.1

Canonical URI: http://numismatics.org/collection/2007.19.1

Physical Description

  • Axis: 12

  • Measurements

    • Weight (in gr.): 8.424
    • Diameter (in mm): 25.75

Typological Description

  • Object Type: Coin
  • Date: 2006

  • Date on Object

    • Date: 2006
  • Denomination: 2 Euro
  • Material: Cupronickel
  • Material: Nickel brass
  • Material: Nickel

  • Authority

  • Geographic

  • Obverse

    • Legend: "2 EURO"
    • Type: Map of European countries, which carry the "Euro"; to the right: the 6 European stars on the upper side as well as on the lower side of coin, connected through lines; beneath the "O" of the word "EURO: "4".

  • Reverse

    • Legend: "(6 stars)2006(6 stars) / BUNDESREPUBLIK DEUTSCHLAND"in field: "SCHLESWIG- / HOLSTEIN"; to the right of "Holstein Gate": "HH", to the left: "A(=Berlin)".
    • Type: The "Holstein Gate" of the town of Lübeck of the German state of Schleswig-Holstein.
    • Artist: Heinz Hoyer

  • Edge

    • Description: reeded and "EINIGKEIT UND RECHT UND FREIHEIT"

References

Administrative History

  • Identifier: 2007.19.1
  • Department: Modern
  • Collection: American Numismatic Society

Subjects

  • Series: Commemorative/ States
  • Era: Common Era

Notes

  • Annually issued commemorative series, first issue; 16 states = 16 years.

Rights

  • CopyrightHolder: American Numismatic Society
  • License: Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0) (images)
  • Rights: Copyright Undetermined