2 Euro Commemorative coins Principality of Monaco 2012

500th anniversary of the foundation of Monaco's sovereignty

On the Obverse we find the effigy of Lucien I Grimaldi of Monaco, facing to the left; above, in an arc, the inscription "1512 SOUVERAINETÉ DE MONACO 2012". To the lower left is the inscription "LUCIEN Ier" and the mintmark, and to the right the mintmaster's mark. 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 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).