2 Euro Commemorative coins Principality of Monaco 2017

200 years since the establishment of the Compagnie des Carabiniers du Prince

On the Obverse, in the right-hand side of the coin in the foreground, a Carabinier is depicted (the Carabinier Company is tasked with protecting the Prince and his family, especially on official occasions of a religious, civil or military nature) while in the background is the Prince's Palace of Monaco. 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, partially superimposed on the design, is the circular inscription "CARABINIERS DU PRINCE" and immediately above it are the years "1817 - 2017" enclosed between two rhombuses. 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).