2 Euro Commemorative coins Spain 2016
Seventh of the UNESCO World Heritage Sites series: Aqueduct of Segovia
The Obverse, in the centre of the coin, depicts the Aqueduct of Segovia, one of the most important monuments dating from Ancient Rome in the Iberian Peninsula (the aqueduct, together with the old city, is a UNESCO World Heritage Site). At the top, above the design, is the circular inscription "ESPAÑA" with the minting year underneath. To the right of the inscription is the mintmark, the 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).
Date | Rarity | Circulation coins | Uncirculated | Proof | Total mintage |
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2016 | C | 3.313.812 | 75.148 | 11.040 | 3.400.000 |