2 Euro 2012, 10 Years of Euro Cash [Austria]

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Country: Austria
Shape: Round
Weight: 8.5 g
Name: 10 Years of Euro Cash
Metal: Nickel Silver
Bimetallic: center - nickel plated with nickel brass, ring - copper-nickel alloy
Designation: Cu-Ni-Zn
Plating: Nickel
Denomination: 2 Euro
Currency Unit: Euro
Orientation: Medal alignment
Summary: KM# 3205
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 part of the continent. Above and below the map are six lines with five-pointed stars. Below the letter 'O' are the crossed initials of the designer Luc Luycx, the Latin letters 'LL'.
Obverse
On the inner disc, at the center, a globe is depicted with the graphic symbol of the common European currency inscribed within it. On the globe's surface are depicted houses, people, a ship, the ECB building with a '€' sign on it, wind turbines, and a factory. Below the ECB building is the designer's mark of Helmut Andexlinger 'A.H.'. Around the disc's circumference are inscriptions: at the top the country name in German 'REPUBLIK ÖSTERREICH' (Republic of Austria), at the bottom the years '2002-2012'. Around the outer edge along the rim are twelve five-pointed stars.