2 Euro Commemorative coins Vatican City 2016

The 200th anniversary of the Vatican Guard

The Obverse, on the right-hand side of the coin, features a Vatican Guard in front of the Dome of St. Peter’s Basilica, placed on the left. The image is surrounded by two circular inscriptions: at the top is "CORPO DELLA GENDARMERIA 1816 • 2016", while at the bottom "CITTA' DEL VATICANO"; the two inscriptions are divided by two dots. Included between the inscription and the design are, on the right, the name of the author "D. LONGO" and, on the left, the mintmark "R" followed, immediately below, by the engraver's initials "S.P. INC.". 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).

Holy Year of Mercy

The Obverse, in the centre of the coin, depicts St. Martin of Tours on horseback, while holding his sword, sharing his cloak with a poor man kneeling on the ground. The image is surrounded by two circular inscriptions: on the left is "GIUBILEO DELLA MISERICORDIA" and on the right "CITTA' DEL VATICANO". Between the inscription and the design is the minting year on the right. The mintmark "R" can be seen at the bottom, with underneath the author's signature "M. CRISCIOTTI" to the left and the engraver's name "MOMONI INC." to the right, along the edge. 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).