2 Euro 2008, 500th Anniversary of the Birth of Primož Trubar [Slovenia]

Coins-Europe

Country: Slovenia
Shape: Round
Weight: 8.5 g
Name: 500th Anniversary of the Birth of Primož Trubar
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: Medallic
Summary: KM# 80
Diameter: 25.75 mm

Reverse
In the central part is the numeral 2, to its right is the outline of Europe, from which six vertical rays extend upwards and six downwards. Along the arc of the right edge, intersecting these rays, are twelve five-pointed stars. On Europe, an inscription in English: 'EURO'. To the right below the inscription is the monogram 'LL' - the mark of the engraver Luc Luycx.
Obverse
In the central part, within a circle of yellow metal, is the left-facing profile of the Slovenian Protestant reformer and first printer Primož Trubar. To his left, an inscription in two lines arranged in a semicircle: his lifespan 1508-1586 and his name in Slovenian: 'PRIMOZ TRUBAR'. Below and to the right of the portrait, the name of the state Slovenia in Slovenian: 'SLOVENIJA' and the year of minting 2008. Along the edge of the coin are twelve five-pointed stars.