2 Euro 2009, 10 Years of EU Monetary Policy (EMU) and the Introduction of the Euro [Austria]

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Country: Austria
Shape: Round
Weight: 8.5 g
Name: 10 Years of EU Monetary Policy (EMU) and the Introduction of the Euro
Metal: Copper-Nickel-Zinc (Nickel Silver)
Bimetal: Center - nickel plated with nickel brass. Ring - copper-nickel alloy
Designation: Cu-Ni-Zn
Plating: Nickel
Denomination: 2 Euro
Currency Unit: Euro
Orientation: Medallic
Summary: KM# 3175
Diameter: 25.75 mm

Reverse
In the central part, the horizontal text in English '2 EURO'. The lettering is set against a background map of the European continent. Above and below the map are six lines with five-pointed stars. Below the letter 'O' are the crossed initials of the artist Luc Luycx, the Latin letters 'LL'.
Obverse
On the inner disc, on a stylized circle, are depicted: a stylized human figure and the graphic symbol of the common European currency, below it the artist's mark of Georges Stamatopoulos - 'ΓΣ'. Around the disc are inscriptions in German: at the top the country name 'REPUBLIK ÖSTERREICH' (Republic of Austria), at the bottom the inscription 'WWU 1999—2009' (Economic and Monetary Union 1999-2009). Around the outer ring along the edge are twelve five-pointed stars.