2 Euro Spain

1st type: King Juan Carlos, years 1999-2006

On the Obverse, the portrait of King Juan Carlos I of Spain, on the left the inscription "ESPANA" (in incuse), while slightly below the inscription is the mintmark of Madrid, a crowned "M". On the outside part are placed 12 five-pointed stars (four of which are in incuse), the symbol of the European Union; below, enclosed between the three lower stars, is the minting year. The coin's Reverse is the old common side of Euro coins, with the face value "2" on the left and the European Union (before its enlargement) 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).

2nd type: new common side, years 2007-2009

On the Obverse, the portrait of King Juan Carlos I of Spain, on the left the inscription "ESPANA" (in incuse), while slightly below the inscription is the mintmark of Madrid, a crowned "M". On the outside part are placed 12 five-pointed stars (four of which are in incuse), the symbol of the European Union; below, enclosed between the three lower stars, is the minting year. 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).

3rd type: new design, years 2010-2014

On the Obverse, the portrait of King Juan Carlos I of Spain, on the left the inscription "ESPANA", while slightly below the inscription is the minting year. The mintmark of Madrid, a crowned "M", is to the right of the King. On the outside part are placed 12 five-pointed stars, the symbol of the European Union (all made embossed, to adapt the original design to a European directive). 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).

4th type: King Felipe, years 2015-

On the Obverse, the portrait of the new King of Spain, Felipe VI, facing to the left, with the inscription "ESPANA" on his left followed by the minting year, while on the right of the Sovereign is the mintmark of Madrid, a crowned "M". On the outside part are placed 12 five-pointed stars, the symbol of 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).