2 Euro Commemorative coins Principality of Monaco 2015

800th anniversary of the Construction of the first Fortress on the Rock

The Obverse depicts a tower at the top of the fortress. At the top, in an arc, is the inscription "MONACO", enclosed between the mintmark on the left and the mintmaster's symbol on the right. At the bottom is the circular inscription "FONDATION DE LA FORTERESSE", enclosed between the dates "1215" at the beginning and "2015" at the end. 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).