2 Euro Commemorative coins Andorra 2022

10th Anniversary of the Monetary Agreement between Andorra and the European Union

On the Obverse, the upper part of the coin depicts the symbol of the Euro, the common European currency, surrounded by six stars; to the right of the symbol is the circular inscription 'ANDORRA', with the years '2012' and '2022' written one below the other. At the bottom is a jigsaw puzzle, made up of tiles of various shapes and sizes, representing the Principality of Andorra and the states belonging to the European Union. On the outside part are placed 12 five-pointed stars, representing the European Union. The coin's Reverse is the new common side of Euro coins, with the face value '2' on the left and the European continent on the right, overlapped by the inscription 'EURO'. Six vertical lines with a star at each end are placed behind the Europe's image.
Edge: finely milled, with six '2' in incuse (repeated alternately from bottom to top and vice versa) and twelve five-pointed stars.
Diameter: 25,75 mm
Thickness: 2,20 mm
Weight: 8,5 g
Composition: bimetallic coin (outer part: copper-nickel, inner part: nickel-brass).

The Charlemagne legend

The Obverse depicts, in the foreground, a portrait of Charlemagne, a partial reproduction of the work of the German artist Albrecht Dürer; in the background is a stylised landscape with mountains and a river, symbols of the Principality's valuable landscape heritage. On the upper part of the coinis the arched inscription 'ANDORRA', while to the right, between the effigy and the inner rim, is the minting year. Legend has it that it was Emperor Charlemagne who founded the Principality of Andorra in the year 805. In return for the help received during the fight against the Saracens, he granted the people sovereignty; many historians, however, do not accept this version, believing the Principality's independence to be considerably later. On the outside part are placed 12 five-pointed stars, representing the European Union. The coin's Reverse is the new common side of Euro coins, with the face value '2' on the left and the European continent on the right, overlapped by the inscription 'EURO'. Six vertical lines with a star at each end are placed behind the Europe's image.
Edge: finely milled, with six '2' in incuse (repeated alternately from bottom to top and vice versa) and twelve five-pointed stars.
Diameter: 25,75 mm
Thickness: 2,20 mm
Weight: 8,5 g
Composition: bimetallic coin (outer part: copper-nickel, inner part: nickel-brass).