2 Euro Commemorative coins Netherlands 2009

Ten years of Economic and Monetary Union

On the Obverse, the centre of the coin features a design representing a stylised figure merging with the Euro symbol. The subject was chosen through an online competition in which citizens of the European Union participated. At the top is the arched inscription "NEDERLAND", at the bottom, also in an arc, the inscription "EMU 1999-2009". On the outside part are placed 12 five-pointed stars, representing the European Union, with at the bottom, on each side of a star, the mintmark (on the right) and the mintmaster's symbol (on the left). 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 "GOD * ZIJ * MET * ONS *" (God be with us), in incuse.
Diameter: 25,75 mm
Thickness: 2,20 mm
Weight: 8,5 g
Composition: bimetallic coin (outer part: copper-nickel, inner part: nickel-brass)