2 Euro Commemorative coins Austria 2016

200 years of Oesterreichische Nationalbank

In the Obverse are depicted Mercury and Fortuna, two of the divinities of Roman mythology present in the carved relief standing before the entrance of the Oesterreichische Nationalbank, with the headquarters of the Bank on the background. At the inner-top is engraved the circular inscription "REPUBLIK ÖSTERREICH" while in the lower part is the circular inscription "200 JAHRE OESTERREICHISCHE NATIONALBANK". Immediately above the inscription is a representation of the Austrian flag formed by three bands that evoke the red-white-red colors. To the left of Mercury are the "1816" and "2016" years written one below the other. 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).