2 Euro Vatican City

1st type: Pope John Paul II, years 2002-2005

On the Obverse we find in the centre the portrait of John Paul II, facing to the left. To the right of the portrait is the inscription "GV - UP INC." indicating the sculptor and the engraver of the coin. On the outer part is the circular inscription "CITTA' DEL VATICANO", at the bottom, followed by the mintmark and the minting year, while the 12 five-pointed stars, symbol of the European Union, are at the top. 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: Sede Vacante, year 2005

On the Obverse we find in the centre the Coat of arms of the Cardinal Camerlengo surmounting the emblem of the Apostolic Camera, with the inscription "SEDE VACANTE MMV" around it in a semicircle. To the right of the coat of arms the mintmark, below the signatures of the sculptor and engraver. On the outside, at the bottom, the inscription "CITTA' DEL VATICANO", at the top the 12 stars of the European Union. 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).

3rd type: Pope Benedict XVI, years 2006-2007

The Obverse depicts the portrait of the new Pope Benedict XVI in the centre of the coin, with the mintmark and minting year on the right, and the circular inscription "CITTA' DEL VATICANO" at the top in a semicircle. The signatures of the engraver and sculptor have been placed above the Pontiff's shoulders. On the outside part are placed 12 five-pointed stars, the symbol of the European Union. 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).

4th type: new common side, years 2008-2013

The Obverse depicts the portrait of the new Pope Benedict XVI in the centre of the coin, with the mintmark and minting year on the right, and the circular inscription "CITTA' DEL VATICANO" at the top in a semicircle. The signatures of the engraver and sculptor have been placed above the Pontiff's shoulders. 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).

5th type: Pope Francis, years 2014-2016

The Obverse depicts the portrait of the new Pope Francis in the centre of the coin, the inscription "CITTA' DEL VATICANO" at the top around the Pontiff, the mintmark and the minting year to the right. The signatures of the engraver and sculptor have been placed above the Pontiff's shoulders. 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).

6th type: Coat of arms Pope Francis, years 2017-

The Obverse depicts, in the centre of the coin, the coat of arms of Pope Francis. Around the coat of arms, and divided in two by it, is engraved in a semicircle the inscription "CITTA' DEL VATICANO". Adjacent to the lower part of the coat of arms we find, on the left, the mintmark "R" and, on the right, the minting year. 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).