2 Euro Commemorative coins Belgium 2017

200 years University of Liège

The Obverse depicts, in the centre of the coin, the coat of arms of the University of Liège, flanked by the years '1817' on the left and '2017' on the right. The coat of arms and the years are enclosed by the circular inscription '200 ANS UNIVERSITE DE LIEGE - 200 YEARS UNIVERSITY OF LIEGE'. At the bottom, in the space left free by the inscription, there is the initials 'BE' (identifying Belgium) with, on the left, the symbol of the director of the Brussels Mint and, on the right, the sign of the mint itself. 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).

200 years Ghent University

The Obverse depicts the coat of arms of Ghent University in the centre of the coin, flanked by the years '1817' on the left and '2017' on the right. The coat of arms and the years are enclosed by the circular inscription '200 JAAR UNIVERSITEIT GENT - 200 YEARS GHENT UNIVERSITY'. At the bottom, in the space left free by the inscription, there is the initials 'BE' (identifying Belgium) with, on the left, the symbol of the director of the Brussels Mint and, on the right, the sign of the mint itself. 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).