2 Euro Commemorative coins Belgium 2011

1st Centenary of the International Women's Day

On the Obverse, in the centre of the coin, there are two portraits against the background of the female symbol: on the left Isala Van Diest, Belgium's first female doctor, and on the right Marie Popelin, Belgium's first female lawyer. At the top, above the two portraits, is Belgium's 'BE' symbol flanked to the right by the mint mark and to the left by the mintmaster's symbol. On the lower part, in an arc, we find, starting from the left, a caduceus, the inscription 'I.VAN DIEST', the minting year '2011', the inscription 'M.POPELIN' and finally a pair of scales (caduceus and scales being the symbols of their professions). On the outer part are the 12 five-pointed stars, symbol of 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 six '2' in incuse (repeated 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).