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2 Euro Galileo Galilei
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Features
Italy |
Republic (1946-date) |
Circulating commemorative coin |
2014 |
2 Euro 2 EUR = USD 2.07 |
Euro (2002-date) |
Bimetallic: nickel brass clad nickel centre in copper-nickel ring |
8.5 g |
25.75 mm |
2.2 mm |
Round |
Milled |
Medal alignment ↑↑ |
N# 64092 Numista type number (//en.numista.com/help/what-is-the-n-number-visible-in-the-catalogue-33.html) |
KM# 377, And 5 more volumes. Schön# 359And 2 more volumes. |
Commemorative issue
450th Anniversary of the Birth of Galileo Galilei
Obverse
The design shows the head of Galileo Galilei from the painting of Justus Sustermans, 1636 (Florence, Galleria degli Uffizi); around, upside, GALILEO GALILEI; on the right, superimposed letters R (monogram of the Mint of Rome)/astronomic telescope/C.M. (monogram of the Author Claudia Momoni); on the left, superimposed letters of the Italian Republic monogram ‘RI’; in exergue 1564-2014. The coin’s outer ring bears the 12 stars of the European Union.
Lettering:
GALILEO GALILEI
RI R
C.M.
1564·2014
Engraver: Claudia Momoni
Reverse
A map, next to the face value, shows the European continent without borders.
Lettering: 2 EURO LL
Engraver: Luc Luycx
Luc Luycx is the designer of the common side of the euro coins. Luycx is a computer engineer, and medallist living in Dendermonde, Belgium, and has worked for the Royal Belgian Mint for 15 years. He designed the euro coins in 1996.
Edge
Finely ribbed with edge lettering: six times the sequence "2 * * " alternately upright and inverted
Lettering: 2 * 2 * 2 * 2 * 2 * 2 *
© Cyrillius (CC BY)
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2014 R | 6 475 310 | $ 2.10 | $ 2.10 | $ 2.10 | $ 2.10 | $ 2.10 | $ 2.90 | $ 3.10 | 98% | |||
2014 R | 10 600 | 0.7% | BU - In BU sets only (10 coins) | |||||||||
2014 R | 11 000 | 1.6% | BU - In BU sets only (9 coins) | |||||||||
2014 R | 3 090 | $ 93 | 0.8% | Proof - From proof mintset (10 coins) |
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