Issuer France
Period Fifth Republic (1958-date)
Type Standard circulation coin
Years 1999-2006
Value 2 Euro
2 EUR = ZAR 40
Currency Euro (2002-date)
Composition Bimetallic: nickel brass clad nickel centre in copper-nickel ring
Weight 8.5 g
Diameter 25.75 mm
Thickness 2.2 mm
Shape Round
Technique Milled
Obverse
A tree, symbolising life, continuity and growth, is contained in a hexagon and encircled by the French motto "LIBERT GALIT FRATERNIT " (liberty, equality, fraternity) and the twelve stars of Europe
Script: Latin
Reverse
A map, next to the face value, shows the fifteen states of the European Union
What's in the box
1 x Coin
