2 Euro Commemorative coins Austria 2009

Ten years of Economic and Monetary Union

At the center of the Obverse is represented a stick figure that merges with the symbol of the Euro. The design was chosen through an online competition by European Union citizens. Above the figure is engraved the inscription "REPUBLIK ÖSTERREICH", while in the lower part is placed the legend "WWU 1999-2009". The author's signature is immediately above the number "2009". On the outer ring are placed 12 five-pointed stars, representing the European Union. The coin's Reverse is the new common side of Euro coins, with the face value "2" on the left and the European continent on the right, overlapped by the inscription "EURO". Six vertical lines with a star at each end are placed behind the Europe's image.
Edge: finely milled, with the inscription "2 EURO***" in incuse (repeated four times, alternately from bottom to top and vice versa) and twelve five-pointed stars.
Diameter: 25,75 mm
Thickness: 2,20 mm
Weight: 8,5 g
Composition: bimetallic coin (outer part: copper-nickel, inner part: nickel-brass).