2 Euro Commemorative coins Belgium 2015

European Year for Development

The Obverse depicts a hand on the palm from which rests a globe (represented with meridians and parallels) and a plan in the foreground. At the top is the circular inscription '2015 EUROPEAN YEAR FOR DEVELOPMENT', while below the hand is the initials 'BE' identifying Belgium. To the left, below the inscription, is the symbol of the director of the Brussels Mint, followed, to the right, by the mint mark. 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).

30th Anniversary of the European Union flag

The Obverse, in the centre of the coin, depicts the flag of the European Union surrounded by twelve human figures into which the twelve stars have been symbolically transformed, representing the creation of a new Europe. The design was selected through an internet vote by the citizens of the European Union. At the top is the circular inscription 'BELGIE-BELGIQUE-BELGIEN' followed on the right by the years '1985-2015', written in an arc. Also on the right, between the design and the years, is the mint director's symbol with the Brussels mint mark immediately below it, while further down, the author's initials can be seen. 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).