2 Euro Commemorative coins Vatican City 2007

80th birthday of Pope Benedict XVI

The Obverse depicts, in the centre of the coin, the effigy of His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI, facing to the left. Around it is the circular inscription "BENEDICTI XVI P.M. ÆTATIS ANNO LXXX • CITTA' DEL VATICANO" with the name of the state written in larger font. On the left are the mintmark "R" with the minting year "2007" underneath and further down the engraver's initials "M.C.C.. INC.", while on the right we find the author's name "LONGO". 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).