€2 Commemorative - 10th Anniversary EMU
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2009
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€2 Commemorative Coin - 10th Anniversary EMU
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The first commemorative €2 coin issued by the Central Bank of Malta commemorated the 10th anniversary of Economic and Monetary Union. Each euro country issued a coin bearing a common design but with the name of each country and the legend EMU 1999–2009 shown in the respective language.
The deliberately primitive design of the coin symbolises the euro as the latest step in the long history of trade up to the formation of economic and monetary union. It is the work of George Stamatopoulos, a sculptor from the minting department at the Bank of Greece.
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Type
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Denomination
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Diameter (mm)
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Gross Weight (g)
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Finesse
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Designer
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Mint
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Mintage
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BU
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€2
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25.75
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8.5
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na
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George Stamatopoulos
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Royal Dutch Mint
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700,000
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