2 Euro Commemorative coins Vatican City 2012

7th World Meeting of Families

The Obverse depicts a family and in the background the Cathedral of Milan (the city where the meeting was held). In the upper part, is the inscription, in an arc, "CITTA' DEL VATICANO" and in the lower part, again in an arc, is the inscription "VII INCONTRO MONDIALE DELLE FAMIGLIE". On the left are the author's name "G.TITOTTO" and the engraver's initials "L.D.S. INC.", while on the right, between the two inscriptions, is the minting year "2012". The mintmark 'R' is at the bottom right, inside the design. 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).