2 Euro Commemorative coins Estonia 2016

100 years since the birth of Paul Kérès

The Obverse, to the right of the coin, depicts the profile of the famous Estonian chess player Paul Kérès, facing left, with some chess pieces and two chessboard squares beside him. Above, to the left, is the circular inscription 'PAUL KERES'; also to the left, below the inscription, is the lettering 'EESTI' with the minting year underneath. On the outside part 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 *EESTI* in incuse, alternating from bottom to top and vice versa.
Diameter: 25,75 mm
Thickness: 2,20 mm
Weight: 8,5 g
Composition: bimetallic coin (outer part: copper-nickel, inner part: nickel-brass).