2 Euro Commemorative coins Vatican City 2010

Year for Priests

The Obverse, in the centre of the coin, depicts a scene in which a shepherd tries to save a sheep from a lion's maw. Around, in the upper part, is the arched inscription "•CITTA' DEL VATICANO•"  and in the lower part, also arched, is the inscription "ANNO SACERDOTALE". To the left is the minting year "2010" and at the bottom the mintmark "R". To the right of the image is the engraver's signature "E.L.F. INC." and the author's name "VEROI". 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).